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another year the supply Of school ac-
commodations will be brought more
nearly up to the demand than it has been
for many years past.
The rapid growth of this demand in
New York is without parallel or prece-
dent in the history Of public education,
and we question If there is any other
city, unless it be American, where the
desire for schooling is so eager and so
general as it is now in New York. In the
congested districts where it is greatest
the schooling is sought as means Of
learning our language, even more than
for its other instruction. Children OF
foreigners utterly ignorant OF our speech
acquire it in the schools with marvellous
rapidity, 80 that speedily, as far as their
spoken language goes, they are indis-
tinguishable from natives.
We do not need to draw the lessons
from these facts. Their application to
the question of municipal control which
will come up before the citizens of New
York for decision at the election next
November il obvious to every citizen.
They enforce themselves They and all
the other municipal facts and statistics
show that the machinery Of the admins
tration of this town has become Of a
magnitude so gigantic and Of a compli-
cation so great that it would be madness
to intrust its operation to any except
the wisest and most enlightened and the
honestest possible citizens. 1t is not an
affair to be determined by the passion
of political partissnship, but by calm
reason; and the civilization of New York
depends on the decision.
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Conditions IN the PauIlst Parish.

To THE EDITOR or the SGN-Sir' For a
few weeks past the newspapers Of this cit Y
have given considerable publicity TO the
social evil and the saloon curse in that por-
ton of the city embraced in what is called
the Paulst parish.
The community has read of tho resolute
determination OF young Father Grant Of the
Paulst church, in so far as he can, to compel
the saloon men to obey the law and to stamp
out the vice that fpunts itself only too often
in that neighborhood The good people of
this city have been stirred by reading the
accounts Of how Father Grant, seeing a twelve
year old girl almost in rags coming out of u
saloon with a can Of beer. took her to the
station house and subsequently prosecuted
the case in court
Living in that neighborhood for the past
ten years, / can bear testi rnony to the nec.s-
sity Of the intervention Of this young priest
In the neighborhood where this saloon
Is situated the most awful sights OF debauch-
cry, depravity and drunkenness can be- Wit
messed every night, Consequences Of drink
street between Tenth and Eleventh avenues
the landlords have to ACCEPT their rents In
half dollars and single dollars whenever
they can get them.
Yet 7 am told on unaucstionable authority
that the keeper OF the saloon In question,
owns three or four houses. wears costly dia-
monds and has a country house for his family
In summer.
Just think OF It, Here Is man Of wealth
whose riches have been amassed from the
vice. debauchery and drunken habits OF his
fellow creatures What n commentary on
our New York civilization!
WILLIAM r. NIcHorSoN
NEW YORK. Sept 27.
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4 Highly Mixed Situation.

Imagine four or five companies Of
regulars and irregulars stumbling about
in the dark, more or less panicky in the
legs. taking random shots at one an
other and yelling loudly to keep up their
courage, and you have the present
political situation in Greater New York.
A situation as mixed as allegation and as
interesting as the devil.
The Hon CHARLES f. MURPHY, after
solemnly putting upon his blackboard
10000 votes as a guaranteed conserva-
tive estimate of the Mcclellan plurality
in Manhattan and The Bronx, shows his
unshaken confidence in his own figures
and position by threatening to become
limited semi-fusionist himself. And
now will you be good he cries to the
Hon. HUGH MCLAUGHLIN.
The Hon. HUGH MCLAUGHLIN, puzzled
little, but undismayed, goes calmly to
the bone heap to draw candidate of
his own. Domino" he chuckles.
The Hon. LEWIS NIXON is as receptive
as a dry dock.
The Greater New York Democracy
counts itself greater every minute.
OF the followers of Mr.. MURPHY many
believe and many doubt. Mr.. PLATT
rubs his eyes. Mr.. CIRCUIT and Mr..
FoRNEs bow their heads and wait re-
signedly. Mr.. CUTTING pinches his legs
to see if he is awake. The whole blsi-
ness or comedy seems like dream.
Nobody knows where he is at or what
Mr. MURPHY is at.
Still, this grand, sleep walking trans
formation scene shows one thing, mighty
encouraging to the fusionists: There is
a rift in the Tammany lutte. There are
brickbats in the pockets Of Mr.. MoLAUGH-
LINs friends. From the strict Tammany
point of view, Mr.. MURPHY, in spite Of
his delicate finessing, is playing bumble-
puppy.
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THE SUN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2s, 1908.

transport. In addition, IT'D Generals
lack the power Of initiative, through the
insistenoe OF the Sultan and the Palace
on keeping all control, even OF the most
trivial affairs, in their hands; and it will
be acting on exterior lines with an ac-
lively hostile population all around.
The difficulty of the Bulgarians. Of
course. will be that they will have to
bear the brunt of the Turkish attack
alone, and be entirely cut OF from out
side supplies of war material OF all kinds.
OF these they have probably been careful
to lay in an ample reserve, large enough
for the duration of the war, which, in
any event, cannot be long one. Az
predetermined by the European Powers,
the result will bring no advantage to the
Bulgarians if they win and tolerable
certainty of having to pay a heavy in
demnity to the Turks or their creditors,
as did Greece, If they lose.
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A Chance for Some Millionaire.

The project Of C. M. SoHwAB to endow
number OF industrial schools will doubt
less meet with the approval of a large
majority of Americans. This is the pc
riod when technical education is regarded
as the right sort, and there is deal of
smiling and sneering al mere book study.
In many quarters it is believed to be
much more beneficial for a man to be ac-
quainted with the methods by which
bridges are built than with those by
which empires have been reared, and Ii
knowledge Of the construction OF plumb
er's cinches is regarded as leading toward
skill in grasping those vaster cinches
which belong not to the petty princi-
pality of plumbing but to the broad
kingdom Of slang.
Let US admit the fact. Most men in
these days think of education as the
learning of trades or professions by
which one is to earn living. Neverthe-
less, there are still some who cling to the
old-fashioned definition of education
and who hold that it must Of necessity
include the hllmanities that its purpose
should be to turn out not simply wage
earners but cultivated gentlemen. Even
study of the old-fashioned education
in its relation to the earning problem
leads to the conclusion that at least the
learned professions are vitally to be
benefited by the preparation of scholars
for their ranks.
At any rate, there are still many men
who wish to go to college and to pursue
the studies OF the academic department,
which, according to the utilitarian theory
of education, do not fit man for wage
earning 1t would be most desirable
thing if some wealthy man would endow
preparatory schools for the benefit Of
poor youths who wish just to go to COL
lege in the good old-fashioned way which
produced MADISON, the two HARRlsoNs
and GARFIELD. Poor boys have a mighty
hard time in reaching college, for the
preparatory schooling is neither cheap
nor always accessible to them.
Once in college they can fight their
way through. The self-supporting COL
lege man is familiar figure of our ma
tional life There are twenty paths Of
industry open to him. But the prepara-
tory schoolboy has no such chance. He
must have either the means to pay for
his tuition or a free scholarship, Such
scholarships are few.
Now, if some benevolent gentleman is
looking for good use for some Of his
money let him endow preparatory
school at which boys desiring to 60 to
college can get the preparation at a
nominal figure and, in proper cases free
Of cost.
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Chairman Dick Enjoys Himself. :.

In a somewhat facetious and perky
letter to the chairman Of the Ohio
Democratic State Committee, the Hon.
CHARLES DICK, chairman of the Ohio
Republican State Committee, declines
to match Senator HANNA in debate with
the Hon. JOHN H. CLARKE, who seeks
to be Mr.. HANNA's successor. Mr. DICK
asks a lot of questions, some Of which
are superfuous. For instance he wants
to know how Mr.. CLARKE stands on the
coinage question. Mr.. CLARKE is still
Gold Democrat.
where does Mr.. CLARKE stand on the
Philippine question:" asks Mr.. DICK,
who has no time to read the candidates
speeches. In his speech at Akron. MIR.
CLARKE advocated immediate inde-
F Fpendence for tho Philippines.
Mr.. DICK is moro successful in prod
ding Mr.. CLARKE for the variety Of
Democratic opinions on the tariff:
-Thereis tarin. How does Mr.. CLARKE stand
ON thss issuet His party stands all over 1t. In
NewEMgixnd isistor free raw material and for pro-
tecsed finished produotS In Texas 1t for protected
raw material and for free finished products. Does
Mn CLAsx1 favor . tsrn for revenue only or
tariff for revenue with incidental protectionr Is
he German tsrin Democrat or . Johnson no-tarir
Democrat, Ifhe fAvors any kind of tarin let him
debate with Mr.. JoHNsoN who is an absolute free
trader and would repeal every tariff and internal
revenue Law and sell al the custom houses"
Tom JOHNSON is the freest free trader
in the world; but nobody cares much
about ToM's principles. He is in the
show business The present divergences
Of Democratic opinion are fair game to
the sportive DICK
MT HNNA's party has but one set of principles.
while Mr.. oLARKR's party has vast assortment Of
principles Democratic. Popullstlc. agra
nm and soeialissic,"
Mr.. DICK says saroastically that it
would be unfair for Mr. HANNA TO debate
with NJ CLARKE until he knows whether
he is expected to debate with Mr..
CLARKE, the corporation lawyer, or Mr..
CLARKE, the candidate for United States
Senator
So MIR. DICK is enjoying himself and
Mr.. HANNA will not debate with Mr..
CLARKE. This is pity. because MIR.
HANNA is q good hitter and Mr.. CLARKE
is perhaps the ablest man the Ohio DEM
ocrats have brought forward since Mr..
THURMAN's day.
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0LD THEATRE CONTROVERSY.
The "Tsther OF BASEBALL Tackles Col
Brown Again.

NJ rap rn,rou oy Tux suy-.s,. hesItat. 10
encroach on your space again. but must ask you
10 afford me an opportunity to get back" on my
IN,,I ,r,s,d cnl Hrowu of the old Clipprr dra-
uest olu i'.na, W. ~. s,,,si atrist IN nv mem ".
matte editorial force re say' ""s, W my mew
ory" too much. What II DO SUN retAn tho
p.culIar attribute Of the aged. tnat OF having q
49,, n,.,nnrr ,or one's boyhood days The Col
green h'e,ho,s ."' ' 49,, .dyon,,r. n, .h.r,n.
onel Is all nght ss 10 .no au ".
things down In black and white ou' want W see
the aforesaid documents he speaks OF TO show that
,,,.,a ,y.. "po olvmp,c Theatre In Broadway near
Grand street.
Mr. r. Alexander Pauen. In very Interesting
r-mtn,scsut article on page l&t In the September
. -, III. 1o,,n 1onir, ,u,rterlv NAG ,,n.
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II Turkey and Bulgaria Should Fight


1t is generally assumed that in case of
a war between Bulgaria and Turkey the
latter will have as easy victory as with
Greece. Numerically the Turkish Army
is represented in overwhelming strength.
1t is well organized, and is directed by a
Western strategist-presumably the Ger
man General Won DER GoITz, formerly in
structor to the Turkish General Staff.
1t will therefore be of some interest to
see what this officer said Of the Turks
and their opponents in the Greek war,
where they were in superior force and
acting under the most favorable cir
cumstances
In Thessaly the Turkish force num-
bered 81, 900 infantry, $500 cavalry and
1856 guns, to which the Greeks opposed
AZ 200 infantry, 1870 cavalry and 90 guns.
In Epirus the Turks had $4,000 men,
against the Greeks 22,640 yet, according
to the German General, it was not the
superiority of the Turks and OF their
handling that carried the day. but the
absence Of all generalship on the side of
the Greeks. Gen. Won DER GoLTz in his
work ON the war in Thessaly speaks
highly of the Greek troops. He says:
The resistance which the Greeks offered. espe.
cially their left. might well have satisfied them.
They had behaved bravely in the most dficuls
circumstances and the cheap contempt OF the Euro
pean press for the military lncapaciy the modern
Hellenes was certainly not justified"
Following the operations step by step,
he asCrlbes the Greek defeat to incom-
petence in the higher ranks, and more
than hints that had it not been for the
superiority in artillery the victory Of
Pharsala could not have been won nor
defeat ayerted al Domokos, the two
critical battles Of the war,
In view of the above facts, the easy
triumph OF the Turks over the BuIgarians
in the event of war il not to be too has
tily assumed. The BIlgarians can with
out difficulty place IN the field ESQ, 900 men
and 400 guns, with an admirably organ
lied transport and they would have
the advantage Of operating on interior
lines.
On the Turkish side there are said to
be 5000 Mcn, with an undetermined
number Of g,ins but from this force a
deduction Of at least 10 per cent. may
safely be made; for, whatever Turkish
battalion may bs on paper, IL rarely ex-
ceeds 100 In actual strength. Then the
signal defect Of a Turkish army Is and
always has been It's conn.,. .lssariat and
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sevisy. On the other haA. II ID proven that all
germs are not destroy@: some are protsc-
tors, some are ino3enlye. The mere ois-
c0very Of Z germ doeaft prove necessarily
Of great value. even II iibe proven 70 Dc tne
cause Of disease. unless Nth its life history We
reach the means OF dsstpying II or neutrs!I::
izing any power for evilt may possess
II be merely q conseque4ce Of certain eviis:
II. In q sense, IL be the 1rmed sCavenger IN
disease. ito discovery sbuld merely. mean
that we should endeavor b fnd but why u W
there; II for bad, TO get at I'D root out PRIMARY
bad conditions: IL for god. then hail its AZ
vent with satisfaction unil we discover the
means of avoiding its alntst necessary pres
ence, when without thiTts might 20 from
bad to worse.
Chemical and bacterioldyical research ana
the general use of the midoscOpe have maue
additions to our knowledtc of untold va!ue
already. Very many practitioners OF to.aay
have been made by these nesided. and they
have abandoned not a littN the broad appre-
general laws which govern he manifestatioIns y .
Of disease, and without which knowledge ne
IL, indeed. but a poor and lame practitioner
who attempts It's cure. Modern specialsm
finds a local trouble almost everywhere, ana
In it's effort to right things. and make them
perfect locally. ignores too much underlying
causes, and In the end frequently produces
woful results. Upon the whole, LOOKING
backward, do we regret the past altogether.
Looking forward. do we consider every new
achievement decided aud manifest gnin!
The answer Is not difscult
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RUSSIAN INFLUENCE ~ INDIA.
Curious Illustration by . Native News
paper Of Madras.

TO THE EDITOR or THt SUN.-Sr: You COM
mented recently on statement concerning
the Asiatic trade Of Russia by NJ. Fedoron:
a member Of the advisory committee on tar'n
affairs in the Russian Ministry OF Finance.
Attention was called to his views on the luture
relations of Russia toward British India. ana
In particular to one part Of his statement.
IN which he expressed the opinion that "
acting az a passive spectator. ana Dy tns
mere fact of her neighborhood, Russia woula
exercise q psycholo gic influence on the britsn
Indian administration and gain more III that
way than by any aggressive action
Two articles in numbers OF the Mauras
Hindu which have reached me by the ias' ,,,.n na
strikinRly illustrate NJ. Fedoroh' theory Inc
articles have reference to the reporteo oeGu-
nation of parts Of Tibet by Russian Cossa cRs.
which Ia taking place without shot beng
Hred mainly through their friendly and
persuasive influence with the inhabitants OF
Chinese Turkestan.
The Hind, then proceeds to compare the
Russian methods Of advance IN TlDet win the
British forward policy on the northwest from
ti,r which has added enormously to 1ndius
dsht and liabilities and gone a long way TO
render the Afghans and the frontier tribes
hostile. 1t also contrSsoS the treatment OF he
native chiefs by Russia aod tnat OF INDIANS by
England. Nh.
s;aps and men of other races obtain COM
monds in the Russian army. the Hindu speaks
of the withholding OF similar privileges from
Indians as a danger to the security of the
British rule. 1t says:
When the Sepoy behOlds yonder across the Tlbe-
tan border the Tartar Generals and Colonies In
the Russian army, he naturally would be saspIns
and signing for similar distinctions in the British
army.
The Hindu then goes to quote from keay's
history Of the Sepoy war. in which. referring
to the vellore mutiny. the historian says
The founders Of the native army had conceived
the Idea OF force recruited irom among the people
and commanded for the most part BY men OF their
own race--but Of higher social position men, IN
a word of the master class. accustomed 10 exact
obedience from their Interiors But 1t was the IN
evitable tendency Of our Increasing power IN INDIA
to oust the native functionary from the saddle.
thai the white man might nS himself 'here with
all the remarkable tenacity Of his race. As the
DEGRADATION Of the native officer Was thus accom-
plished. the whole character ot the Slpahi army
was changed 1t ceased To be- profession In
which men OF high position. accustomed 10 COM
mnnd might satisfy the aspirations and expend
the energies Of their lives All distinctions were
rraced The native service OF the company came
down TO a dead level Of common soldering ana
q rising from the ranks by pa'nfnly SLOW process
to merely nominal commands
This coniuring up the past and the pros-
pectiye disa bilities of the natives Of India by
the Hindu is an instance Of the corrosive, as
Al Fedorof calls it, psychological influence
that the Russian approach to India Is already
exercising Oh the Indian mind. r.
NEw YonK Sept 2S.
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puppy.

An interesting schedule Is presented by
the Canadian Department OF Trade and
Commerce. Canada is shown TO have out.
stripped the rest OF the world In the rate
OF export trade increase during the last ten
years Japan follows as close second,
but there Is long gap between Japan and
tho third on the list, which h our own colIn-
try. The figures below show the export
trade ten years ago, that at the present
time and the percentage OF increase for
the decade;
Canada ..,..."... 500 .ss,7sS s'itUI,gH 1903 10
japan. ,......,.. 63s25,As l17J2s,l5s s94y
United States ssl 03o5sS so2 2si, ,os1 ~ So
IN point Of volume, Canada stands on the
list ss No. ~, but 1t is to be remembered that
her population Is only about that Of the State
Of Pennsylvania Hor per capita export
trade, ap far al can be determined by avail
able reports, now exceeds that of any other
country, with the exception Of the Neither.
lands
There h much ~ the present time which
indicators that Canada has "struck her gait
and II not merely enjoying "A empoi Ary
spurt al pace which cannot be maintained.
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Mexico Alert.
From the Mtricdn Herald

From the .Mtricdn Herdid
Mexico is building port works on her Pacific
coast Her long frontage on the world s
greatest ocean gives her an interest. and a
great one. in the vast sea stretching between
her and Asia. Railways are now heading for
TopOiObampo and Manzanilio. Fleets OF ocea II
steamers are to connect her ports with Manila,
Yokohama, Shanghai and Hong Kong As
in vision. Baron Won Humboldt saw Mex
leo become "the bridge OF the worlds COM
merce. and the Scotsman Patterson declared.
long ago. that the Isthmus Of Tehuantepeo O
would b.. the key of tha universe" and now
across Tehuantepec British contractor. Of
worldwide fame. is getting a great railway in
readiness for interoceanic traffic.
The Mexican who is blind to his country 3
glorious future, who cannot see what his chill
dren are to possess. is blind indeed The
times demand the continuance Of the broad
craftsmanship that has characterized the
Diaz administration for the past twenty -ftye o
years Personal ambitions are as dust In the
balance compared to the needs OF the Mexican
nation 70 develop the latent wealth OF the
soil and Of the mines. to add to the nation al
wealth--these should be the prime objects Of
every patriotic Mexican
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Tho Independent Democrats.

The Hon. CHARLES F. MURPHY Of Man
haitian the Hon. PATRICK HENRY McCAR-
rem of Brooklyn and the Hon. JOSEPH
CASSIDY Of Queens inform the Demo-
cratic voters of the city of New York
that fusion is a device Of the Republican
politicians to keep down. the Demo-
cratic vote Of Greater New York "in the
interest of a continuance Of Republican
rule at Albany and Washington"
The unselfsh interest of Tammany in
the welfare Of the Democratic party Of
the State and Of the nation is too we'll
known to need to be recalled to the Demo-
cratic voters of New York; but the full
warmth of the Tammany devotion is
appreciated only when Tammany needs
the full Democratic vote.
Whatever be the wicked private pur-
pose Of the Plattites and the Oddities, 1t
happens that the present administration,
while giving the city good government,
has not increased the Republican vote.
In 1900 Governor ODRLL got l47,922 votes
in New York county, and Mr.. sTANcH-
FIELD, the Democratic candidate, got
1s5, 5,9ss. In 1902 Mr.. ODELI got l0e,2sl
votes in New y7rk county, and Mr. CoLER
got 1s2,7s5. Kings county gave Mr..
ODELL 1Os, ,a2o in 1000; A,l2o in 1902 Tho
blighting effect Of fusion upon the Dono-
cratic vote in State elections needs mo-
further illustration.
1t is clear enough that Democratic
success in 1904 will not be made easier by
giving the city Of New York to Tammany-
The extraordinary Democratic vote OF
1902 proves that much. Independent
Democrats are under no necessity OF
sacrificing good government bore for
an imaginary benefit in 1904.
The sun., 1903-09-29
R.colIsctisas Of .. orclsssr. Leader.

To THE EDITOR On TEE SuS-ISy: II 10 sur.
prisng that Col. Brown saould make such strAns.
mistake a. ne does when he states that "tbere wa.
no olympic Theatre situated on Broadway near
Grand street Mitchels olympic was situated
on the east ads Of Broadway. bstwsen Hovnrl
orchestra, as did my violin teacher, George bris
tow When . boy ] was frsqusuly taken Their
by my lsther 70 see the show And GSuncllS '.
and Mr. George Holland. the IsttsY ops whose
memory has been associated with the Lsie Church
Around the Corner" spisode
Tho Olympic Theatre, Broadway, above Hous
ton, Is where 'HYmpty DumPty' vas originally
played. wasleAdsT Of the erchsstrs a. shs lme.
Theatre which announced ThomaS kAmbtip mo,
Hampton a. b0th star and manager Col, bE0Wu
IL usually very correct w his yo1nGnlSeenAae, ba,
thia tuna he Is greatly In sSror pauoAknLs
kBw foaK, bspt. -.
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II our kinsmen scross the sea are really
friendly to the American nation. they will
put little more warmth OF atmosphere into
the venerable refrigerator wherein the Hon.
ELrHU RooT, the Hon. HENRY CABOT LODGE
and the Hon. GEORGE TURNER are literally
risking their lives in defence of our Alaskan
frontier. Chivalry requires it,
The sun., 1903-09-29
THE SEA FOOD VOTE.
THT NT.f TVVO VVT II
How the Two Parties Are Competing Tor
IL I'm Mary land.

From ne Democratic state Platform Of ISos
The nr,iuc,s of the Chesapeake Bay and It's trib-
utares have furnished remunerailve employment
for thousands OF our citizens Thelr hight, their
opportunity, to pursue their voeanons must be
Guaranteed and 1t is alike the duty and the Interest
of the state TO foster and increase the supply Of the
natural products of our great Inland SEA