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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-08

The labor vote was put to the test
in the city election in Waterbury, Conn,
on Monday, and the wage earners Of
the town showed at the polls how strong
the agltators were. The Democratic
machine was captured by the self-named
"labor leaders," party lines were
smashed, and the contest became one
Of law and order against the agitators
The familiar boasts OF delivering the
workingmen's votes were made by the
leaders The result Of tho balloting
was the complete defeat of the Demo-
cratic candidates, including the author Of
the trolley strikers literary productions
and the Sheriff who failed to keep order
during the strike last spring.
The labor vote of Waterbury was
elivered--delivered against lawlessness
and promoters of lawlessness.
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Affairs i'm Scryia,

The political prospect in Servia is de-
scribed as anything but wholesome.
That, however, is nothing new; and it
would be difficult to say when it ever was.
None of King PETERS predecessors
found it 50, and it is inconoeivable that
anything but consuming patriotism
induced him to exchange the ease and
safety of his life in Switzerland for the
unstable glory OF the Servian crown,
hallowed though it may be by the re-
nown Of DUcBAN and the misfortunes
OF LAzAR. But whatever his motives,
whether he sought the position or had it
forced on him, he is there and very much
in the situation Of the man who got a tiger
by the tail. He finds it difficult to hold on
and dangerous to let go; but for the
present he holds on, watching the turn
ing of the Cabinet kaleidoscope, which
with the same old pieces is always turn
ing on new combinations, liable to be
upset by the slightest tremor in the
political atmosphere.
The elections just terminated have
resulted in q great radical victory, but in
Servia that signifies very little. The
situation Is out Of hand, and the safest
course 10 to let 1t drift. Heroic measures
In the present condition OF things would
in all probability bring on catastrophe,
for the assassins Of King ALEXANDER are
still power, and their opponents are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-08
Irrigation In India.

The British Indian Irrigation Commission
after a long and very thorough e1amina-
ton Of the subject Of irrigation in India
has issued its report in Blue Book form IN
four volumes. Irrigation by canals with
storage reservoirs and river dams. and by
means Of artesian wells where feasible. Is
recommended as a protection against re-
currenoe Of the drought-induced famines
that have scourged India during the past
years. Hitherto irrigation has had only
secondary place In the Governmental develop
ment of India. the attention OF the administra-
ton having run moro to railways. on which
the expenditure for the present year being
SAC, OO0,OOO. The profit on the railways
rs, on an average, per cent. while on Tie
expenditure on irr CATION works on which
only SIPS, 900 900 have been spent, the profit
has averaged l-3 per cent. on the Eastern
Jumna canals the profits rise to rs per cent.
The annual irrigation expenditure under the
present Indian budget comes to only S.S0o.0o
for major and minor works together
1t is proposed by the commission that the
sum Of $3.50. OOo. 900 be devoted TO rrigation
works. the expenditure to be spread oyer t,.
some as too long. and they think it should
be curtailed by .one-half, as the question Is
urgent from both the political and economic
point of view. While not considering the
expenditure on railways excessive, seeing
their military Importance, it IL felt that they
have more than sufficient capacity for drain
ing away all the produce of the country TO
which it Ia time to cry halt. and 10 devote
more money and attention to works that wi.
extend and stimulate production The large
irrigation works have been found unproh'
able in four districts only. and in thos" the
loss has been very small.
Commenting on the report and its cor.
illusions, India says that whether the result
be a gain in dividends or not. there is no
the new waters will be brought and IN ne
benefit OF their increased security the whole
OF the Indian Empire will share
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-08
Walter Camp for Arbitration.

TO THE EDITOR OF rHs SUN. Sir: | notice in
THR sun TO day paragraph sent from West
Point In which II Is stated, apropos Of tho football
differences between West Point and annapolis
that Wcst Point is willing 10 arbitrats any differ
onces. provided tho right Of u military cadet not
dcbarrcd by low standing In studies or conduct.
TO play In any athletic spnI, r. contest be not
questioned
In other words. West Point IL willing 70 nrbt rate
everything except the only thing there Is to ar
bi'Iate. Annapolis desires TO make some agree
mcnt by which Il viii not be possible for u man
to play football AT yao. Harvard. or some other
college, on the varsity team, for three or four
years. and then 90 TO IVES. Point and play ,aree
or four years more against Annapolis. Tho case
OF DAILY OF Harvard IL q case In point Annapolis
suggests the adoption of the usual four year rule
observed by oil the large universities. surely
this Is only fair!
would respectfully suggest, through tho columns
of The SrN, that West Point and An .apolis submit
their differences 10 Walter Camp OF Yale. than
whom there Is no higher auth 1rty In football mat
tcrs In America 70 day. NAVY,
PHILADELPHIA. Oct O.
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Canadian Nationality.

At various times during the last few
months THE SUN has called attention
to the growth in Canada of the spirit
Of nationality. A distinct emphasis is
given to this point by the recent pro-
mitigation Of what may be called the plat
form Of the Canadian National League.
This organization is non-partisan and
claims q membership OF thousands Of
both Liberals and Conservatives.
The specific object Of the organiza-
ton is not definite separation from
England and the establishment of an
independent Canadian Government, yet
many OF its aims are in direction which
would tend toward a still further weak
ening Of the already slender political
thread which holds the colony to the
mother country. Three items OF special
importance appear In the recent state
ment Of the league. They are:
1. Absolute Canadian control of all matters
relating 70 Immigration.
.. Pres and unrestricted eight to mako com
nssciai ssaties. This tight to aneot not only
treaties with foreign nations. but also treaties
With Great Britain and her colonies
.. Canadian commercial representation In for
siga COUNTRIES.
Such points as these, expressed by
an organization, march with the I'M
questionable growth OF q protectionist
sentiment across the border. and with
the fact that, in conversation, our north
sru neighbors are fast getting into q
firmly hxed habit Of referring TO them
selves - Canadians, rather than as
British. All this can only be regarded
- Indicative OF a disposition, partly
conscious and partly subconscious.
among Csn2dians TO paddle their own
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-08
The state and the Murderrr.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuNSir: The eX-
ecition Of the Van Wormer brothers seems
to have provoked considerable comment o'
late on capital punishment, and the Rev John
Wynne Of the Carmel,te Church dcnonnce'
the practice of modern justice as "barharoNs,
and hopes that the near future viii bring
correction for this condition Stats'l"'
show that during the last five years m 40
lucky thirty times more honurld"S nave
been committed than in the state Of Vow
York whf.r 'hnrC have been but ono W'N-
ticth Of ~ many prosecutions. Chpi'oi ltn-
ishment may have u suggestion ol h4T".-
itv"; but let me I'k Dur reverend 'r'n1 ''N-
siderin2 this inverse relation bct"r"N Drl'l'
and punishment and the price the pNG'"
have alrerdv had 20 pay for - uro0'. q W
reallv believes that N" state WoiiG .t'' 70 r,
performing An net Of humlnr, In r'' '~"E
the Van Wormers a. h" sugErSl'i
\ suggestive old story IL told OF an on'"o,
ruler who. when informed that third d'GI"
convict had just finished his fourth l'' ,w
remarked: II j. high time the as r. a.
chance lis guard then rather iru'hIHn
expostulated MY lord he is guilty but ~ .'-
the last three were of your own making ~
Let IA hope that the State Will conIlhu"
doing her duty and that the above story may
not be told at her expense. u. l. W.
YALE GLIB. New \ ork.. oct. 9.
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TorHE EDITOR on THE sus-siy: Atvarous times
have read In your paper how anxious the mana
gers OF theatres In this city CHIN to be to DO away
with theatre ticket speculation. ! orer solu-
tIon and II remains to be seen II II will be adopted.
First however let me state that It Is the Sidewalk
Spectator that the manager objects to. not tho
hotel theatre ticket seller The sidewalk man
pays no tribute to tho manager, but tho hotel man
does The hotel man has hrst choice OF all tickets.
and pays the manager rs cents above the box
once price and In turn sells them to the pubic
at an additional advance of 70 cents. and thus
the easy marks arc done out OF 50 cents on every
ticket, Hundreds OF thousands Of dollars are taken
In this way every year. enough In fact 10 build
one or more theatres each year. In tho city Of
Cleveland. Ohio. the managers OF theatres proved
their honesty with the public by having passed
bill making II n misdemesnor. and punishable BY
arrest and hne or imprisonment for any person "
sell a theatre ticket At highe! price than Ia
asked at the boz once and printed on tho ticket
II is up 10 the Now YORK managers 10 have such Q
btu passed or openly admit that they receive tribute
from the hotel seller. can prove all have herein
stated CONSTANT READER or TINE SUN.
NEW YoaE. Oct T.
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The general assumption that the liquor
saloon Is an especial feature OF the parts of
the town where tho poorer people are crowd
ed together, serving as 'the poor mans
club Il not supported by statistics tabu-
lated by the Federation OF Churches. In
the Fifth avenue districts Of Manhattan,
In 1900. there wore 2A ,422 people on 2,7s4
acres. The number Of liquor licenses in
that region was one to $50 persons. In the
Fast Side districts, above and below Four
tenth street, there were lO59,7l2 people,
or more than four times as many. on APT
acres or much less than twice the area, and
the number of the liquor licenses was only
one to 373 persons. The Fifth avenue dis
tricts, however, were much ahead in the
number of churches and synagogues in
proportion to the population. The average
there was one to about 1900 persons. On
the East Side II was only one to about 1 ,36O
persons. In the West Side districts the
liquor licenses were one to 3t8 persons and
the churches and synagogues about one to
5000 persons. 1t appears, therefore. that
relatively to It's population the region Of
this island through which Fifth avenue
runs Is most numerously provided with
both churches and liquor saloons.
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sufficiently numerous to be dangerous.
Some Of these, it ia true, are now in prison
for conspiring against the conspirators,
but the vendetta is not yet extinct in
Servia, and anything Is possible. But
there lis one thing that may induce mod
Grafton among all parties in the little
kingdom just now. 1t is the fact that
two Austro-Hungarian army corps are
ready to cross the Save and the Danube
to restore order and to remain to main
tain it II it should be disturbed.
When the Emperor WILLIAM and the
Archduke FERDINAND, heir to the Aus
TRAN throne, went together to Belize,
in South Hungary, the other day, to in
dulge in what is now conventionally de-
scribed as hunting, they were close to
Esseg, which is one of the points of con-
centration Of the Thirteenth Army Corps
and at u convenient distance from Bel
grade. While in the neighborhood the
Emperor took the opportunity to make
himself acquainted with the military
conditions and the order of mobilization,
and in the event OF war between Turkey
and Bulgaria or Intervention in Mace
donin, and Austrian troops being moved,
it is believed on good authority TO have
been decided in principle that portion
OF them at least would pass by railway
through Servia into Macedonia or Bull
garia, a. required.
In this way the Turkish troops in the
vilayet of Kassovo would be taken in the
rear and the way opened for the advance
Of other Austrian troops from Bosnia
into northern Albania; and Servian
independence would be thing Of the
past. The Magyar element of Hungary,
however, has vital interest in prevent
ing an augmentation Of the Slav influ-
ence and strength in the dual monarchy,
for the present at all events.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-08
ADMIr OLD KINDS CLOTH
P0R TO WAS
CONNECTION or oARDs CAVALIERS
AND MILITARY.

The Interpretation Of this pathological
oonundrum occupied the entire evening OF
conclave Of military and newspaper men.
It was at last resolved into: @Herein are all
kinds Of olosh for wearing tor to wear)'
Choice garments for gentlemen and SOL
diers" Those who decline to accept
this construction are quite at liberty to
translate for themselves.
In the rooms Of a Cuban hotel notices
are posted. from which the following ex-
tracts are taken:
Every person who comes to this establlshmens
must give their own In order 70 be included N
che general register.
Those how come without baggage must pay IN
advance the amount OF the room, and those having
baggage must pay every Saturday all expense In
eurrsd ~ this house during the week.
Because certain American words and OK
pressions have no proper Spanish equiva-
lent, the Cubans sometimes essay their
rendition in the original, with unique results
In the matter OF spelling Thus-a public
gathering, which with US forms meeting. '
was practically unknown In Cuba. Suoh
gatherings are now held and are referred to
by the press a. "mitins.' The IL has the
sound Of the Spanish e. and tho g 10
duly dropped because 80 seldom used In
their hearing.
Several diplomatic incidents have arisen
in our relations with these people which
have led to the adoption OF an expression
which they give a. -Yanqui blot, which Is
fairly suitable equivalent for Yankee blum
High ufe,' they convert into Zig life.
both the e" and the III" being almost silent
In the Spanish alphabet. TRUSTS they
have somehow construed into "Truts. '
They render our farewell as they hear It, and
-good-by' appears In Cuban print as CUB
bal A Cuban paper recently referred TO an
American institution as 'ponkin pal When
one has recovered from the initial jolt. no
special objection appears to this method OF
describing q pumpkin pie.
Perhaps the most interesting and unique
effort to turn English into Spanish OCCURS
in the Filipino combination Of Spanish let
ters to express the word -jawbone, ' the pri-
vate soldiers slang for credit. That ap-
peared a. .diabun.' 1t was the nearest
shot that the Filipino vendors could make.
There Is an important point which it Is
always well for Americans to bear IN mind
That lies in the fact that while many Of these
foreign struggles with our language are
vastly quaint and amusing. many OF our
struggles with other tongues are equally
unique and ridiculous. The man who trav-
els without learning that he is quite as
ridiculous and foolish in the eye OF the for
eigner as the foreigner is in his eys. might
as welrhave stayed at home. A.
NEW YORK, Oct. Z.
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sion reported three times in favor of Nicaragua
before no reported once in favor of Panama.
We keep the floor long enough to say
that We sincerely pity the man who sup
poses that by calling The Sun Boss
Primogenital He-Goat' and by styling
Mr.. vARILLA p. VANILLA BEAN he can
satisfy tho reasonable demand of the
respectable press and of all candid citi-
zens for evidence to justify the specific
and, unless supported, the outrageous
charges for which Col. WArTERsoN has
made himself responsible.
The only thing In his recent remarks
which seems to deserve attention is con-
tanned in the last four lines quoted above.
1t is true that before reporting in favor
of the Panama route the Isthmian Canal
Commission had previously declared
that the Nicaragua route was. under
the circumstances then existing, the
most available and feasible for an
American canal; but everybody who
knows anything about the canal qpes-
ton knows that the earlier preference
was recorded solely because the price
then asked for the Panama property
greatly exceeded the commissions esti-
mate of its value and at that time put the
superior route out Of the question.
We mention this fact merely because
We want to treat Col. WATTERsoN re-
spectfully whenever he merits serious
attention. The point about the COM
missions earlier reports has nothing
whatever to do with his repeated but
yet improved charge that the 10000, 900
for Panama Is corruption fund.
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OFFICERS VINO TURNED PIRATES
Record OF the Men Who Stole Vessel and
$4,000 and Sailed From Mindanao.

WASHINGTON, Oct. No information
has been received at the War Department.
in regard to the case of Inspector Herman
and Supply Officer johnson of the Philip.
pines constabulary, who stole a steamer
held up another vessel to obtain coal and
sailed from Mndanao with 5000 of stolen
Government money,
The Philippines Government osvn Vat
contains the names of George Herman
and Charles G. johnson, officers of tba
constabulary. Both went to the islano.
with the army. Herman, who was horn
in Germany, was appointed fat lieutenant
and inspector in the constabulary on DC,
y, 1901. johnson was appointed third
lieutenant and inspector in he nonstabuary
on April 90, 1902. No other information
about them is contained in the list. War
Department officers express confidence
that the men will be capture
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Il will b seem that Of the population OF
New York. nearly "a per cent. were in
tho Manhattan borough in 1900, and prob
ably tho percentage 10 a great now, II
not greater. In Brooklyn the percentage
was nearly 81. Since 1900, the borough
Of The Bronx has increased considerably
In population.
Nearly three-ffths Of the population Of
Manhattan borough was in the districts
on the east aide Of tho island, in 1900, and
probably that percentage has been in
creased since then. In this region ara
hundreds Of thousands Of Jews. Very
many Of them have not been in this coun-
try long enough to be naturalized, but as
Jewish immigrants have been going into
the region for about twenty years the
number Of citizens Of that race is very
great. Generally they may be described
as especially interested In good munich
pal government, and under the present
administration improvements in the
tenement houses and sanitary regula-
lions OF the Ghetto have taken place.
In this East Side region also are many
Thousands OF Italians, the most Of whom,
perhaps, have not been long enough in
this country to become naturalized; but
there are many districts in which the
registration lists Of voters will contain
Italian names almost wholly.
The issue before the people at the COM
ing election will be simply, Do they want
to put back Tammany in control or to
continue q municipal administration in
which Tammany has no part and no
influence? Do they want Tammany,
or an anti-Tammany government This
question can be decided, and probably
will be decided, by the voters in the
districts on the East Side, to the south
and to the north Of Fourteenth street.
There the most strenuous work of the
campaign will be expended by Tammany,
and there the campaign Of warning
against the peril and the disgrace which
would be involved in Tammany's return
TO power should be conducted most
thoroughly and most vigorously. The
hope OF the anti-Tammany movement
10 especially in tho intelligence, the So
briefly and the honesty Of the East Side.
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From The Lddy's pictO,Eil
The girl OF the period Is one or Engou s ~
products. II Is not the glfN ard women "D'
scuI well. who can do credit TO themselves {
s,ursomc. WAC ride Straigt- to hounds. wbo
p,,Il salmon out OF the river or dance all nlgit
piny tennis half the day who are anrmlc and iner
ridden. addicted to drugs and morbldly lnEoSp
tive. nor will our mOdlst'S 1"rC" that such LIri
maids as these are thoSc VINO least well klsp
lovely creations,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-08
TALK CURRENCY LEGISLiTIOy
Representative Hill Has 4 Conference
with the President.

WARRINGTON, Oct 7.--Representative Hill
Of Connecticut, one of the leading Repub.
lican members of the House Committee IN
Banking and Currency. called on President
Roosevelt this morning and had talk
with him on proposed currency legislation
The President will discuss financial and
currency matters at some length in his
coming annual message, but IL lis unlikely
that he will come out in favor Of any psr.
ticular measure of reform.
Mr.. Hill is in favor Of the appointment,
under specific authority of Congress, Of q
prehensive scheme OF currency reform.
The President has not committed himself
to this plan.
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THE CITIZEN AND THE ELECTION
The Thousand and Ono Points of View Of
the Voter This FAN.


the Voter This FAN.
To THE EDITOR OF The suN-Sir: Let the
nest-befouling 60 with tho Bird elimination
in municipal politics.
Thank Heaven We are not to have a cam
paign based on the oity's mortuary records.
The fusion CRY will not be. "Hurrsh for The
Low death rate"
Real New Yorkors will be glad that IL.
grave digger's plant viii not be repeated ~
. political Joke.
Whatever else The 6uN may pledge 10 the
Cause IL advocates. let II keep It's sense Of
humor out Of the political pswnshop.
This gem belongs solely to those who pay
the price year after yesr-ts faithful readers
and friends, the genuine New Workers.
NEW YORK. Dot. .. J.P.D.
To THE EDITOR OF THB suN--sir. n strikes
one OF your readers that Mr.. Grout. In ood-
ding up to Tammany after having entered
into allegiance with the fusionsts. has be-
come political polygamist Of the worst sort
In the past he has painted Tammany as the
blacklist Of the black. and thus We have mis-
cegenation politically In addition to polyg-
amy. a. Mr.. circuit is supposed to b lily
white. Now that he Is TO be divorced from
one Of his brides. will he seek another2 But
why continue the simile? Err.
BRooKLYN, OCT. 7.
To THE EDITOR OF The sUN-Siy: Judging
from tho present humor of our Comptroller
he must be q sour-Grout. Mo-scHEr.
NEW YORK. Oct. 7.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Str: Every
thing being said that can be said. the fact re-
mains that Mr.. CIRCUIT violated no principle OF
honor and no precedent OF custom when he
accepted an Endorsement from the other side
Would not the Hon Seth Low have been glad
to receive the same tribute from Tammany?
Who would have raised his voice in protest
II the Endorsement Of Grout and Fornes had
extended to the MAyori @.
New YORK Oct
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New York Politics About 1850.

Peter Stuyvesant was running for once.
How lucky" he exclaimed. after a visit from
the district leaders how lucky TINT only have
ono lag 10 pull"
Herein we SEQ again how swse. are the us.s Of
AdyfnIty.
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From me Winchester sentinel
llr,r youngsters were on the plat formk ~
q, % depot the other day waiting for trA
here she comes, " said one.
Here II comes, YOU mean, laid another
Both wrong" said the third. IT'S mail traI