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The English Physique.

The inquiry which the Government y
about to address to the chiefs OF tie
medical profession as to the physique OF IN"
English people is not only justifable but most
wise Two immense changes are passing
over our gopudsORt ana tor rs the t@ Anal
way what the effect of those changes upon
the health of the population really - pc
people are RAPIDLY quitting the country 10,
the towns 1t is not merely that the grea'
cities are growing till-to take only one H.
stance--t is becoming. a serious .ditiicnltN
tooupply them with good water, but the nllhol
a are SEroTns 1i IN c G%sr WRea
said the Earl OF Meath in the Lords deoh''
of Monday, in 1851 the urban populate
of England and Wales was s.Gso.oOo' out 0, "
total population Of i7.927.OoO. or 81 per Crh,'
in 1891 il was 250oO 900, out OF a t0talr pol4
lation OF 32.000,o0o. or II per cent nat y
an enormous change in the condition o
cessity other changes, the full effect of whlr.'
il IL nepdful for a wise community 10 KNOW
Then there is Il second chang" when haI
passed over the people npd ,h TmIch a S S1 tR
national health, We have ordered ever,
boy and girl during nine years of the grown:
time to go TO school that IT, TO sit H''ir,
their minds instead of their hands and ierl
That the effect upon the intelligence 81 M"
new generation y, on the whole mos 9 icnI
fetal we should be The last 70 aSng JnIrca tIT
could be heightened by two years ont 90
we know anything with certainty, OF us 'H',.
upon health? Many observers declare WI,
it IL not all good; that even when the sCnoo',
are perfectly ventilated the conflhetn"nn,l.
is too great and is in part the ,agsT
of the neurotic tendency, the. craving iW
momentnry excitement. which, they say'
marks the younger generation OF the to"mnS,
We certainly do not notice that effect OF tL!WH
tendency among the children Of M Wen
TODD: but then they leave home nj - lat',,
they are perfectly fed. and they Obtain W ,.'
out of doors the equivalent OF a sound GIW,,
nastic training. Al least, they are rs le"tn'ni
little animals as could well be N,1IHrh
for. with, moreover, none OF the cares Wnt
Mt that period begin to press upon 'ho'r WV
have to earn their living. a.,
The effect of sitting for six hours az.
effect of years of reading upon a race ~,
forefathers could not read. and the en-
OF mental development upon, the, nnu,,i"",
are all effects with material and Cd, dir too
bearing upon health, and have been 'at '"ri
cnrelessly studied We do not lr't az ,J
sure that they nre wholly beneficlAi. h, y
trust that they will be most CnrriH'Ig ~
amined, for If the decision is that ihrN Mr
purity Injurious the remedy is In, orr ,p"mTr
hands 1t IL only nj this period OF w. wv.
lives that we have full control Of me '. y, w.,
OF children. and 1t should be utilized 'nh
utmost to promote the welfare oil INV"
bodies as well as of their minds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-29
women I'm Churches.

To THR EDITOR or THE SuE-!Sir: Marguerite
DuPuy Ice Ia night In her advocacy OF Women as
Vestrymen." Yes. indeed Women would make
not only good and efilcent vestrymen but hne
preachers also.
have heard men In the pulpit. in all denomna-
TONS who had no power either TO think or speak.
and who could never convince any one, for they did
not believe themselves what they were saying per
feet sticks. Since the days when the privilege was
given 70 woman to read and think for herself she has
come 20 many conclusions. wise and generous ones
woman is usually generous
Does Miss Marguerite Lee imagine for one instant
that men would give up their positions in churches
TO women. be they vestryman. preacher trustee. or
any other important off,cer' II Il woman's rights
club WAS established in the church some Justice
might 10 exercised
know a churchwoman who has faithfully done
her duty In whatever parish she lived was regular
commandment, brought her husband and Ave chill.
drcn into the church, gave her services for over
thirty years as a teacher in sunday school. also
services as organst. and no end Of work She got
very small reward and finally. by the caprice OF one
member--A vestryman-was treated in a most con =
temptible manner. Now neither that woman nor
any member OF her family ever goes TO church.
But | presume tho clergyman In charge OF that
par.sh thinks he is highly spiritual and Christian
man.
There Is no Justice In churches.
BAYoNNR July 90 ANNE DE -BRILEsTRR.
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OF 1863 Cardinals appointed by Pope LEO
XIII. during his life, sixty-three are left to
select his successor; sixty-one Of these are
ready for the Conclave in Rome, and with
them il the sole survivor Of Plus ks Car
dinals, OREGLIA DI SAETo STRFANo At
the death OF Plus TX, in spite Of his unpreoe-
dentedly long reign, four appointees OF his
predecessor, GREGORY XVI, were alive to
share In the election OF Cardinal PECCI.
In nationality the Italians predominant ut
this moment to greater extent than they
have for years. There are only twenty five
foreign Cardinals at present, seven French
men, five Spaniartis. as many Austro-Hun-
garans, three Germans. a Belgian, q Portu-
guesc, and three speaking the English
tongue, MORAN, Archbishop Of Sydney;
GIBBONS, Archbishop Of Baltimore, and
LouUE, Archbishop OF Armagh. The rest
are all Italians.
The absurdity OF expecting the election ~
any but an Italian Ia evident. Even II the
foreigners were united, the Italians, with not
far from two-thirds ma ority, and tradition
TO back it, could outvote them easily. It will
take only " votes to elect the next Pope.
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A Public Accusation to BE Met
Publicly.

1t is for tunate for the good repute Of
the clerical office that the Watt divorce
case, in which the Rev. DR.. VAN DE WATER
is made a correspondent, is to come up
for jury trial in the autumn. DR.. VAN
DE WATER denies the accusation without
reserve, and he should have the oppor-
tunity to confront his accuser publicly
and vindicate his good name before the
whole world
When charges of such immoral conduct
are made against clergyman, and they
are allowed to go without thorough
judicial investigation, he is left furnished
in reputation, even if he is innocent.
Even layman Of prominence in relig-
ious circles, or with nothing except his
pride of character to impel him, will not
rest content with mere neglect to press
to trial such an accusation, If it ia false.
He demands an exculpation as public and
formal as was the allegation against him.
No clergyman can afford to allow
charge against him of gross imm orality
TO be dropped" He cannot afford to
leave any doubt as to the matter in the
public mind He must see it through or
suffer in reputation and bring reproach
on the religion he processes and Of which
he is q minister. He must avoid the
appearance of evil" Moreover, Dr.
VAN DE WATER is not only the rector Of
a parish, he is also chaplain to Columbia
University, and as moral exemplar for
the thousands of students his reputation
should be without the stain put upon it
even by the association of him asa core
spondent in divorce case.
We are glad. therefore, for his own sake
and for the sake of his church, that the
accusation against this clergyman is to
be tried before jury in the autumn and
that then he will have the opportunity
to meet it publicly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-29
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP RULES
Dr. Parkin Outlines the General Require.
ments ms to Eligibility.

ments ms to Eligibility.
DR. Parkin, president Of Lower Canada
College, who is the American agent OF the
trustees of the Cecil Rhodes scholarship
fund. has been consulting with leading
educators as to the methods by which the
Rhodes scholars shall be selected in each
State. Speaking generally, however, it.
has been recommended that in addition to
the ability to pass re sponsions candidates
shall have reached at least the end Of their
sophomore year in some college Of recos-
nized standing, and that they shall not
be more than "a years of age, save in eX-
ceptional cases
In most Of the States of the Union il is
advised that the selection be made by a
committee, Of which the president Of tho
State university or the president of the
leading college in the State shall be chair
man.
In few States, where the conditions are
favorable for such method of choice
appointments will be made in rotation hv
the leading colleges or universities This
method has been recommended in the
States Of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont.
California and Oregon. In Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Rhode Island, the com
directly from the secondary schools if
this course seems desirable.
Candidates must be unmarried. As a
rule they must be legal residents Of the
State from which application is made
The first scholar will probably be selected
In the first three months Of 1904 and
will enter ON residence at Oxford in October
Of that year. One scholar from each State
and Territory will be selected in 1904, and
another In 1905. As the scholarships are
tenable for three years, and there are only
two for each State. no nomination will
be made in 1905, nor in the third succeeding
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-29

The promotion and retirement OF the
thirty-odd Colonies. which began on Sunday
and Is TO last until Aug. IS, has had an effect
not counted on by the War Department.
The General staff. which becomes q part
Of the army organization on Aug. Is, will
have to obtain at least one new member, and
possibly more. Col BARRY, detailed to the
STAFF, is to be promoted Brigadier General
and retained In active service, thus making
vacancy among the STAFF Colonels; the
consequent promotions OF Lieutenant
Colonel and Major. now also on the Stan,
may require their detachment and detail to
other duties The retirement az Generals
OF nearly half Of the artillery Colonsls. and
the resulting promotions, will mako changes
in the artillery. and possible further altera-
tions in the General STAFF. And last, but by
no means least, the Signal Corps viii lose
the only officer who has applied for detail.
Lieut.. LAMA. Artillery Corps; he flnds him.
self so close to promotion as Captain that
he has declined Signal Corps duty, and will
remain in the line Of the army. II may be
noted, however, that the Ordnance Corps
has al last obtained three recruits from the
line officers thus reducing it's vacancies to
fourteen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-29
No More Ditchins for the Subway.

From The Nep York Commercial
It was with satisfaction and pleasure that
we noted In The SUN Of yesterday timely
protest ganst any further opening OF street.
surfaces on Manhattan Island for subway
construction and an insistsnce that from now
on work Of this character must be accom-
plished by actual tunnelling without disturb
ance OF surface transportation and traffic
or the imposing Of any further losses on prop
erty owners and business enterprises lHE
Sun recites the annoyance. Inconvenience.
damage, dangers and losses attending sub
way construction to date and declares with
positlveness that such deep tunnelling is an
engineering problem so fully solved that 1t
would be simply an exhibition of Ignorance
of long -esta bished facts even to discuss II
Unquestionably our contemporary Is cor
rect In this position-both 40 to the engineer
ing problem requiring no solution and rs
to Justice demanding that popular and bust
ness interests shall suffer no more incon-
venience, damage or loss.
1t doesn't matter whether subway extern
sion Ia to continue under direct municipal
control or by private enterprise the property
owners and business must not bear another
penny OF the cost or Of the loss involved
They have suffered enough.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--ISty: John F. Farley.
writing In tOday's Sum Concerning Catholic
Schools" says: II a teacher In q man OF sound
morality and unimpcachAhle integrity OF mind
tho force OF his contact with she raw material of
youth Is bound 10 be uplifting" &c. Quite right:
but there Is big "" in front Besides, teachers
arc OF two se1es
A few weeks ago, while ~ tho house OF q friend,
I saw a few ncishbors children playing school,
Tho girl who represented tho teacher sat on . chair
With her feet raised high upon the desk. Her
mother ropnmAnded her for sitting In such an 10 j.
sleg ant unladylike position. well said the ton
year old miss potuiaRtly, our teacher sss this way
and it must be all night" Now. this was certainly
rather uplifting" and showed the results Of good
example. J. MCCORMACK.
NEW YORK. July -
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The New Pope and Italy.

Whoever the Pope may be that comes
out Of the Conclave, the prediction that
he will be as liberal or more liberal in
many matters than LEO XIII. seems
justiiable. 1t is G matter Of the work
inn of time rather than of the man who
may b selected. The question Of the
relations between the Holy See and Italy
has been modified by the lapse Of years,
and. though it is very possible that the
new incumbent of the chair of PETER and
the Italian Government will not agree
in many matters they are likely to come
nearer to an understanding than they
have in the past. :,
Between Plus TX. and VICTOR EMMAN-
UBL II. the question could not be settled.
Tho former had been depriHsd OF actual
sovereignty and the latter, a devout Cath
ole, who had had the temporal power Of
the Pope before his eyes all his life, was
not inclined to press the Papacy hard.
With LEO XIII. and HuMBERT step
further away from realities to theory was
taken. The Pope could remember the
temporal power possessed by his prede-
cessor but which ne never held; the King
WAS more ready to assert the rights of the
State, though held in check by the de-
voutness of Queen MARGHERITA.
With the coming election something
like q fresh start may be made. The
Catholic traditions Of his house are
weaker In King VICTOR EMMANUEL Ill.
than in his father and grandfather. On
the other hand. the new Pope will ascend
throne that has been deprived OF tenn
porai sovereignty for a whole genera
ton, a sovereignty which few men can
recall as an actual fact. In that time
the power Of the Church throughout
Christendom has increased marvellously,
in part on account Of that loss.
Whether the new Pope is deemed con-
sentative or liberal matters little. No
extreme reactionist can be chosen, il any
such ID left. Outside Of these the most
conservative Of the Cardinals OF 1903 are
fully az advanced in their views as were
tho liberals Of 1878.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-29
CANAL TELEGRAM HELD Up.
Filed Fifteen Days Ago by United States
Minister, and Only Arrived Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-For the first
time in several weeks the State Department
got telegram to-day from Bogota In re-
gard to the Panama Canal treaty, which is
under consideration by the Colombian
Congress.
! The telegram was fled at Bogota fifteen
days ago, the delay In its receipt here
having been due presumably 10 the refusal
of the Central and South American Tele-
graph Company 70 transmit messages
over its wires from Bogota until the Colon
bian Government had paid in money what
has been owing for long time.
The message was from Mr.. Beauprs, the
United States Minister 70 Colombia. who
said that the outlook for the treaty was
more hopeful. He probably said other
things, but the State Department did not
care to give them out.
Acting Secretary Of State LOOMS made
an arrangement to-day with the Central
and South American Telegraph Company,
by which the company will forward official
messages between Bogota and Washington.
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RELIGION IN EDUCATION.
Tho Argument OF q Catholic and the
View or Protestant.


To THE EDITOR OF The SUS--ST: The
great question that is occupying serious minds
In this country to-day Is finding expression
In the articles published in The Sun on re-
ligion in education.
We are surrenderin9 our children to a sys-
tenn Of education which Daniel Webster
branded as inndel In its purpose and tendency.
In his famous speech In the Girard case the
great statesman said:
II Is mockery and An insult 10 common sense 20
maintain that school for the instruction OF youth
from which Christian Instruction Is sedulously shut
out is not destc and inde both In Its purpose and
In lis tendency.
A writer In the North American RepeU Of
June, 1898, said:
am Protestant Of the nrmest kind. The only
people as class who are teaching their children
in the way that will secure tho future OF Che best
evil cation are tho Catholics.
The Catholic Church In the United States
carries on this work OF education at great
sacrifice at a cost Of s2s 900 900 every year.
ernl taxation y ought to consider the rights
OF the citizens 20 freedom Of conscience In the
education of their children, 1t ought to pro-
bringing out OF all the powers OF the child, the
training Of the heart as wen as the mind
liARfroRD, July 27, JusTITA.
To THE EDITOR OF The suN.-Sir: Con-
stantia Blake. In The Sun Of Sunday, after
speaking somewhat broadly on the school
question. falls into a narrow error Of ssctaries,
with this observation: We Roman Catholics
will not accept Protestant doctrine for our
children"
Maybe she will give. grant or permit the use
Of the title we to those of us who are not
Roman Catholics, and yield TO us the same
charitable aspiration and application OF her
maxim, to wit: We will not accept Roman
Catholic doctrine for our children; and
furthermore we" will also respect and
maintain the Constitution, which fOrbids the
appropriation OF moneys to the teaching Of
any doctrine contrary TO apother's faith
JERSEY CITY July n. WALTER MUNFoRp
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NO GENEVA CONFERENCE.
It Was to Have Considered Amelioraf'On
OF Wounded I'm War.

WASHINGTON July 2s-The Swiss Min
lister notified the State Department to-day
that the international conference at Geneva.
which was to have met on Sept, Is to con-
slider amendments to the Geneva conven-
ton of 1884 for the amelioration OF the
wounded in war. had been postponed in
definitely.
No reason has yet been given for the post
ponement, but 1t is said to have been due
10 the fact that number Of nations which
were invited TO participate in the confer
ence failed to accept the invitation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-29
French Taking Pleasure Sadly.
From the GenGepoman

The sport OF the hour In Paris Is taking place In
a modern drawing room. The hostess a well
known woman Of letters. invites two scientists
scad ennicians, ntterateurs OF opposed views. ac.
qualnts them With subject for discussion. and
seats them In the centre OF the room, The guests
crowd round at respectful distance. and assist
AZ the nght with many marks OF encouragement.
Bets made. although II Is not eaSy 10 decide
which Is the victor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-29

Readers Of rHx SrN leaving the city can have the
Duiiy and Sunday editions m allied TO their addresses
(Which may he changed when necessary for 10
cent? q month order through your newsdealer
OF TNR Sun. ITO Nassau street.
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n ouy rvtswds spho favcv Us nth manuscripts for
publication irish to haw rejected articles returned thev
rrusf IN all cases send stamp, for that purpose.
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Our New Racial Elements.

thin country, ona of the gravest grows out
Of the unpreoedentedly great volume OF
immigration now coming TO our ports,
and chiefly into the port of New York.
II Is also a novel problem because the
sources from which these immigrants
come almost wholly are new and strange.
Races Of which there were only few and
scattering representatives in the United
States until twenty years ago now fur
nish the great bulk Of this immigration,
Tbs immigratiehinttha first three fiscal
years of this decade ended with June
has been:
1901 .t:.."...''''..' ts7ols
1909 eAs,7Ab
1905 sS7 O46
TOTAL. 707
OF these immigrants, i,44l,94O came
from countries OF southern and eastern
Europe. In those three years the immi-
grafton from Italy alone aggregated
544,s93, from Austria Hungary 491 $780,
and from Russia a2S, 1907. Up to 1880 the
immigration from those countries had
been small, as this table will show:
IfaIv. Austria Hungary Russia.
Before 1890. si.240 so.7e9 80 sO4
Since 1880. i.5o2Oi l,4s7.sls 1.ls5. 1906
That is, from those three countries
alone we have received since 1880 total
Of 4,is7,si4 immigrants. During that
time the aggregate Of the immigrants
from Ireland and Germany, previously
our chief sources Of supply, was $685. 1888,
or nearly million less. Moreover, dur
ing the period OF the greatest increase of
the southern and eastern European
immigration that from those two coun-
tries has fallen to relatively insignificant
numbers. The immigration from Ire
land in the last three years has aggre-
gated only 5000, and from Germany
9O,04l, while that from Italy has been
544,s93 from Austria Hungary 40l. 800,
from Russia s2s ,8S7. That is, the total
German and Irish immigration was only
1s5,o6O, while the total from the other
countries, the chief of the new sources of
supply, was 1,3e5,Os
This table shows the steady decline of
the German and Irish immigration since
1890 and the simultaneous great increase
in that from the other countries:
lssl-isso isSl-isOo Since 1900.
Germany .......... 1852. 07O 6O5.l52 sO04l
Ireland ...,....,.. e55.4b2 SsO.i07 85 900
Italy. ........,.".. Sr, 800 ssl.sso S44, ssa
Austria Hungary. S5a7io Ss2,7O' 2s.es7
IL will be seen that the immigration
from the south and east OF Europe now
80 greatly dependencies that II is rapidly
making people from those countries the
chief elements In the compound OF races
in this country. At present the vast
majority Of the immigration is Italian,
Jewish Slovak and Croatian, with a very
considerable volume from Greece and
from Turkey.
This new immigration, too differs from
the old in not distributing itself through
tho Union, or rather the Northern States
Two-thirds of that received in the year
ended with June remained in New York
and adjacent States, and nearly one-third
in New York alone. Only Is per cent.
went west Of the Mississippi. More than
half the Italians remained in the State
OF New York, principally in this city, and
only . per cent. went beyond the Missis-
sippi. OF the Jews, % per cent. remained
in New York. x. Only q. very small per
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-19

Lecturing before the Philadelphia So
ciety OF Ethical Culture Mr.. John A.
Hobson, English economist and soclolo.
gist, said:
Carnegie, Rockefeller and Rhodes,
made rich by corrupt bargains with Of
hceholders, monopoly OF oil wells and
pipe lines, control OF law courts and
politicians. avoidance Of taxes, ruthless
crushing OF independent dealers, con.
troll Of markets by trusts. tariff protec.
ton purchased-is Il safe and good 10
take charity from such men as thesoY'
This Is the question, put Ia slightly
different form by Professor BascOm,
which is now agitatinR the pulpit and
press OF the country. However it may
be settled, Il Is certain that the power 10
advance prices, which these trust bar.
Ons usually exercise just after they
have announced TO the world that they
are about 10 give charity 10 some insh-
tuition, should be taken from them It
is noticed that they collect from the peo-
pie I'm enhanced prices several times
the amount to be given in charity. n,
after being shorn Of the power over
prices, they should continue 10 give
millions to subsidize colleges and en-.
slave the professors. we might be more
ready to give them credit for their ac-
Ion.