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The sun., 1903-09-23
THE DANBURY LABOR SUITS.
The Suits Backed by tho American Anti
Boycott Association.

To THE EDIToR or TIE Sun Sir: Tho suits
that have been brought recently by a DanDury
hat manufa otursr against the members OF the
United Hattsrs Of North America and the
officers Of the American Federation OF Labor
are Of greatest moment to this nation. For
tuhately for the Industrial interests OF this
country, the plaintiff is backed by the Amsrt.
can Anti-Boycott Association, which will
undoubtedly carry the suits to the United
States Supreme Court. II necessary in order
to make them test cases. There are two FUN
damsntal questions that the court Will nave
to answer:
First-Ars the members Of voluntary.
unincorporated association responsible Tor
the acts Of its ofioers and agents?
second lis b0ycotting mans trade DO.
yond the border Of his own State criminal
offence under the Sherman Antitrust law!
F, Ii the personal responsibility OF the mem
bsrs OF an association can be esta blished, on
the prin oipls OF the law Of agency. 1t will have
a fur greater deterrent influence on all prop
erty holders In the union than any attack on
the treasury OF the organization. There are
almost always large number Of the members
of the union who ere property holders: and
these constitute the intelligent, conservative
and law abiding element. When such men are
confronted with individual responsibility for
the acts Of lawless leaders and offcsrs they
will see the alternative that confrbnts them
reform the union or sever thsir connection
with IL. Without the cooperation OF such
thrifty eitssns. oIsanizsa SdsGc ianSd can % tSs
American people, but will BE- relessted TO some
sach posltS'c9 pS'I as Is now occupied oy soc'si's''
There Il nothing vindctive In such policy
of q member: nor does the American Anti
Boycott Association Spp%ons % nnlon,sm mem.
The sun., 1903-09-23
Humiliation or the President.

From the Nev YORK. Times of yesterday.
Ia 1t possible that President Roosevelt
needs to be reminded that the only decision
he is called upon to make In the case Of Fore
man Miller Is one In accordance with right and
the facts7 II the announcement Is authorized
that no decision will be reached until his re-
turn to Washington. when be will have con-
ference with "a number of the most promi-
nent leaders Of or ganized labor in the United
States" with a view to reaching "an amicable
settlement" OF a question which he finds em-
barrassins. and OF preventing the recurrence
of such a situation In the future, the chances
are many to one that the decision will be not
according to law and the principles OF SUBJ
stantial Justice, but that least calculated to
ALLEVIATE the vote Of organized labor From
such termination OF the Miller incident We
may well pray for deliverance. and so may
Mr.. Roosevelt.
II is inconceivable that the President needs
information from the leaders OF organized
labor In the United States as to what he should
do in this or any other case. II In doubt, he
has legal advisers who will counsel him more
wisely and with much clearer understanding
of what the law prescribes and equity de-
mands. If Mr. John Mitchell has been re-
tanned to act as peacemaker between the
President and the irate labor leaders who are
breathing out threatenings and slaughter
because the rules OF q union are not regarded
by the Government as paramount to the laws
of the United States relating to the civil SER
vice. and if his function Ia to use his powerful
influence to prevent any action by the Exec
utiye Council Of the American Federation OF
Labor, or any hasty expression of opinion
through the medium of resolutions or other
wise. the Presidents position is one OF great
humiliation 1t s not surprising that the
representative labor leaders are much elated"
IL the President has deemed 1t prudent to
defer hnal decision until he has had oppor-
tunity to confer with them
An "amicable settlement" Of the Miller case.
or one which shall crafty organized labor Ii
not the kind Of settlement which the public
interest demands. That which 1t Is right to
do In his case should be done, no matter who
Ia pleased or displeased. For Central Unions
and National Federations to instruct the
President what he shall do. and threaten him
with their displeasure il he hestates or re-
fuses to do 1t, is magnificent impertinenoe
II impertinence can ever be anything but con-
temptibe We confidently hope. for the sake
of the Presidents self-respect and the respect
in which he 10 held by good citizens generally.
that the whole story Of his vacillation and his
determination to take counsel Of the trades
union leaders In plain matter OF public duty
is q creation Of the lively ina gination OF one
of them. In whom the wish is father to the
thought.
The sun., 1903-09-23
Turk and Christian.

The American heart is inclined to
warm with sympathy toward the VIC
Tins of the unspeakable Turk. This
follows from two reasons. One is that
we believe the Turkish Government to
be somewhat abominable institution.
The other is that the term Christian, COM
monty applied to the victims of the Porte,
has become crystallized in the American
mind as meaning people Of certain
elevation Of moral standards, to which
due observance is paid.
For the former of these reasons, there
is, no doubt, an abundant justification.
The Turkish Government is an unsavory
affair. 1t is a relic of barbarism. The
Turk has shown little real progress since
the time when, thousand years ago,
he reached out from his home in Tar
tary TO seize Armenia, then to cross the
Bosphorus into Europe and, after 500
wears OF territorial expansion, to estab-
lish an Ottoman Empire whose area ap-
proximated that OF the United States.
Then came decadence, loss of territory
and loss Of territorial control, though
with retention Of nominal sovereignty.
The population over which the Porte
exercises nominal control is estimated
at 4O,OOO,O0O The special business of
the Government appears to be the ex-
traction from these people of maximum
Of revenue while rendering minimum
OF return. The land is wonderfully fer
tile, but production is discouraged by
the imposition Of extortionate taxes, and
restricted by the absence of even roads
for transportation. The Government has
been a persistent borrower for fifty years,
and has been equally persistent in re-
fusing to pay its debts. The people are
poor, ignorant and oppressed. Govern
mentally, Turkey is undoubtedly bad
lot, and we OF cleaner hands are quite
warranted in treating her with scorn,
opprobrium and anathema.
As for her alleged Christian population
tho downtrodden men Of our own re-
ligious faith, to whom our sympathies 20
out in great Jumps Of sentiment, to whom
we send money to aid and prayers to
sustatn-there is moro reason to doubt
tho worthiness Of the object than the
genuinsaess OF the sympathy. The fact
is, that the alleged Christian Of those
parts, so far as his general morals
arc concerned, is sawed OF tie Same
log that his heathen brother Is taken
from. Personally he is no cleaner, NOR
allyhe is1o better than his Mohsmmedau
The sun., 1903-09-23
to JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN. II he shai
fail, be will at least fail with honor.
Who Should Study Shorthand?


Reports from various parts Of this
country indicating a scarcity OF good
stenographers have filed an unusually
large number Of young people with an
ambition to acquire knowledge Of the
so-called mystic art Of shorthand writ
ing. Accordingly we are often asked,
Should study stenography, and if 80,
how long will it take to learn it?'
As the Boston Globe says, in replying
to such questions, thorough knowledge
OF spelling and grammar is the first
requisite, for tho shorthand characters
in an abbreviated form represent words
as they sound, @Unless student has a
fair knowledge Of orthoepy and orthog-
raphy, to start WITH il says trpthfully
that 4the study Of photography is
waste OF time, and one reason why 30
many persons have failed to succeed in
this study is because their education was
defective in spelling and the practice Of
correct speaking or pronunciation.
One quality in the student Is absolutely
imperative-a quality which a we'll
known professional stenographer and
teacher has facetiously called "stick-to-
Inverness" Without indomitable en-
ergy and perseverance, no one can nope
to become proficient in the art Many
students, as the Globe says. desire to
master the art in few months whereas
it usually takes from one to three years
before person is capable Of going into
court and taking notes verbatim; al
though, of course, for office work, where
only slow dictation is necessary, six
months study may suffice with al ex-
ceptionally bright student
No fixed rule applies concerning the
length Of time required to gain speed
and accuracy in shorthand To become
a good civil engineer, for example, may
take a young man two years or five
years, as the case may be; and nothing
more definite than this can be said o. the
chances of the aspirant for success in
stenography. Swift progress depends
almost solely upon the aptitude Of the
pupil.
As our Boston contemporary remarks,
there is no limitation to the informa-
ton which a photographer should pos
sess," for "the larger his vocabulary the
better workman he will be- Moreover,
"the practice OF his art is educating him
all the time, because the more varied
his reporting the better informed he
becomes"
1t is right, too, in describing this as
the day OF stenographers. "They are
in demand everywhere. The remun-
Grafton is satisfactory, and the thousands
of women who are engaged in shorthand
writing all over the country have found
a pleasant employment, the occupancy
of which no man begr,ldges them,
Still, we cannot conscientiously advise
all young people to fill their heads with
what DICKENS has called pen and ink
skyrockets." Before attempting to learn
shorthand, they should first consider
whether the possibilities Of stenog-
rapher's employment would be likely
to satisfy them and then carefully criti-
else themselves and get the criticism Of
others to find out whether they possess
the qualifications requisite for success.
1t is not q business in which any sort Of
general training, no matter how careless
and deficient, can expect to succeed.
The sun., 1903-09-23
THE REV. L. III, SCHWAB RESIGNS.
Brother Of Gustav n. sChwab Compelled
by iii Health to Go West.

by iii Health to Go West.
On the ground that his health viii not
permit him to live in the East, the Rev.
l.. H. Schwab, rector OF the Episcopal
Church Of the Intercession, at l5sth street
and Broadway, who Ia a brother Of Gustav
H. Schwab, agent Of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Line, has resigned his
charge. It has been feared at times that
the Rev. Mr.. 6chwab suffered from bron-
chial affection. but it is now stated that he
has no disease and that the air Of Colorado,
where he will hereafter reside, is all that
is needed to make him robust.
Mr.. Schwab 10 regarded 40 one of the
great scholars Of the Episcopal Church.
He is comparatively a young man, He
came to the parish Of the fntercession,
which is made up largely Of wealthy West
Side residents, Four years ago from ST.
Mary's Church. Manhattanville.
The notification to tho vestry Of Inter-
cession Church came suddenly, and no
action has yet been taken to secure a new
rector. The church opened for the first
time last Sunday, with the Rev. Clarence
g. Wood in charge until new rector u
selected.
The sun., 1903-09-23
Tho ouest,on Of . CoadJ Jutor Bishop.

To THn EDIroR OF THE 6UE-Str: Your
correspondent Progress misunderstands
my statement that the highly gifted and ss-
teemed rector Of st. Bartholomews Church,
New York. had mo University distinction.
I did not intend to imply that this dtstln-
guished clergyman had NO University degree.
The Rev. DR. Greer Is a Doctor In Divinity OF
Brown University and Of Kenyon College.
80 far from disparagins DR.. Greer. placed
him first among the desirable candidates for
the Coadjutor Bishoprie Of New York at the
Diocesan Convention which IL to assemble,
not on Sept. %, but on Sept. 30. The attitude
OF tho convention regarding the election Of o
Coadjuto Bishop will depend very largely
ON the views expressed by Bishop Potter In
his convention address.
With regard to the claims of the Rev DR..
Greer, consider him in every way tho fore
most candidate. He 10 q man of singular
ability. q ready speaker. and an eloquent ex-
tempore preacher. l have read his three
books: THE Historic Christ" From Things
to God" and his Lyman Beecher Lectures.
The Preacher and His Place" They show
very marked ability. and believe that thsro
10 not clergyman In the diocese who would
question for = moment the Intellectual and
moral !! l,tasss q ths RECTOR % Stst Bartholomsws
convention t viii be urged that Dr. Greer IL
yssy dsedd IL ox and alto
Hs has very little sympathy With it~ink.
matter Of fact. Bishop Potter is much -HIsh-
esa s:shs L. as 1hop I
New York. AS the diocese ls at present con-
stitutsd. i would bs absolutely Impossible
I tSs s ocsss IA the city SY Of new Yorl 'I1s fos
~ TssGci sna
Of Sre msn Mo!s vsMs
St. Barthoiomsws. '' " ' 's''0' 0i
msts much assinst pr uleer waiSh aanIun Til
Although he has n his church more million.
aires than are probably found In all the other
o s of fGis Il. Pa be has
the Divine. Now. OF course. Il would be impos- p-
slble for the clergy TO encourage the election
hs "sa Soa9 S9us seGo.s nSa give
~ the work Of the cathedral. II Bishop Pot
understood that hs asks FOR 9 man who viii
s. d5s:s: ssaa sas y ordafnsa GfaPqilty IL tbs 1s
year lsss; and therefore cannot be q very
Rhode 1.lapd and Western Massachusetts.
have elected him Bishop. thus proving his i'm :
The Intention Of my former letter was
not Ply .aiss 70 the po.iion but likely G %to 70
sni senyePas1 ss4. And sny Isst eHoas e
should Ia. no time Il oPtainins % igs. vote: n
sysnts assure b.. dresr @ that % Ss Sas & =. soms a
chance Of slsction A. ! remarked. come dis
oaas!on Of ths subject In PUBLIC |. absolutely
tlon Of votes ths dark horses Win Win. Every
The sun., 1903-09-23
Mr.. Devery, His Enemies and Ad-
ventures,

Moro interesting features Of the pri-
mary election in tho Ninth Assembly dis
trict come daily to the public ear. Tho
Hon. WILLIAM S. DEvERY was struck in
the face during political argument at
one Of the polling places. To strike Big
BILL was an act Of such great courage
that an earnest effort has been made by
sociologists and psychologists to find the
man who did it, in order that he may
be properly investigated, studied and
assigned to his appropriate cage in the
sociological museum. BIG Ed CURTIS,
one Of the Hon. TIMOTHY d. SULLIyAN's
retainers, who visited the Ninth district
on primary day in the interest of ballot
reform, has laid claim to the honor of
punching Mr.. DEvERY, and, in polite
phrase, putting an eye on him.
Mr.. CURTIS is described as q gentle
man whose physical dimensions amply
justify the proud title which he bears
His account of the punching of Mr.
DEvERY is lucid and plausible. Speaking
of Mr.. DByERY, BIG ED used the diminu-
tive "WILLIE"-a patronizing, mildly
insulting name to apply to man Of
Mr.. DEvERY's prowess. BIG Ed makes
no concealment Of the fact that Mr..
DEyERY objected to his presence in the
district on primary day, and several
times he refused to obey Mr.. DEvERY's
order of Back to the Bowery for yours.
Let BIG EDS own words be heard:
But WILLIE wouldn't mind anything said at
all and he wouidn't do anything except tell mo had
to get back to the Bnwery. He got so nasty and
rude that Just hauled on and handed him q good
punch think punched him In the left eye Any
way, WILLIE hasn't been seen for q day or two, and
read In the papers that he stayed In all Wednesday
Well, punched him good. / didn't punch him
I'LL he tried to punch me. and I think my punch
did the business. WILLIE was very troublesome
that day. and ordered the periice around and ho
wanted to order me around. too. and he wanted to
punch me- too-only Just beat him to II. and guess
my punch hurt tho most. anyway. Now WILLIE Is
punched out of Tammany Hall"
When Mr.. DEvERY was asked for his
version of the affair, the great leader
denied that Mr.. CURTIS had struck him
and used these phrases:
mot the same. Say sport, let me tell you some
thing. They'd have to resurrect SAMSON on the
Bowery to get man In that district able to get his
fist on my face. They had all the Bowery crooks
over here OIL election day. though votn'. An
every crook had all his tools wild him. except his
Jimmy and dark lantern.
You can say that BIIL DRvxRx doesnt know
who struck him. That's the facts The man that
struck Bull DEvEax did u. too. when Bill wssnv
lookin'.-
Mr.. DEvERY's word has weigh with the
community, and II devolves on Bio ED,
as the claimant. to produce the proofs
Of his attack, and thus convince the
world Of tho justice Of his demand for
fame. 1t is probable that for the credit OF
30 great feat Of valor many aspirspts
will appear. The difficulty OF awarding
the crown 10 increased by tho tact that
|eMr. DEvERr must be the Anal judge In
The sun., 1903-09-23
The Lone Star Poet and the Admir-.
able CrichtOn.

Inc AAOne St1r fOc anu lne AuHlr.
able CrichtOn.
Some editorial poet, dwelling by the
waters Of the West Fork, unseals car
boy Of p's and small bottle Of us, and
dumps the bubbling contents into the
Dallas NeUs:
"fhe peerless. piuperiect. prepcnderous. prodIg-
ious pAndiculated. panoramic. papescent, petallf-
erous. prolReious. purpurogenous, petrollferous.
panIandarum and the unsur pc ssa Bile bic.
unmatchab,e. unabollshable unapproachablo un-
fadAble BILE. ana unllcksbie II fthe whole
universal situation"
We regret to see that the Texas Chau-
vinists are trying to appropriate to their
State what is clearly meant for an all
accomplished and all-active specimen Of
mankind.
This masterpiece Of alliteratiye sym-
bolism cannot be wrested from its object
by parochial commentators.
The sun., 1903-09-23

the competition, and there may be a
feeling Of delioaoy among the claimants
about meeting him for discussion Of
the question.
The battle in the Ninth has left its
scars further afeld than the Bcwery,
however. In Newark there are bruises,
blackened eyes and punched noses
which date from Mr.. DEvERY's strug-
gle at the polls. A number Of earn
est advocates Of good citizenship who
forsook their home duties to battle for
Mr.. DEvRRY's downfall, including Coco
SMITH, FRED THOMPSON, Tom O'RoURKR
and CHICK, all OF whom display lively
interest in political contests, regret ex-
ceedingly now that they did not enroll
themselves under the Devory flag. They
had hand in beating him at the polls,
but MIR. DEvERY beat them physically.
In the report which will be rendered to
the Newark Good Government Club and
Municipal Reform League at its next
meeting Coco SMITH will say:
Mex year BILL DKvxRY gets me, that's straight.
II ia been wise he'd a had me this time. but
didn't know until the ball was over that he was
paying his boys fourteen bones Apiece. voted
twice and got pounded about ten times and good
slice Of the ten speckers gone to pay for the med
cine.
why. BIO BILL was ON TO us Newarksrs from the
start The minute no saw US II was the blackjack
for us: and. say. he can swing one good"
As the various students who were at
tracted to the Ninth on primary day re-
cover and report, much interesting and
valuable material will accumulate. The
most important question arising from
the contest, however, is as to the identity
of the man who assaulted the liberal,
impulsive Mr.. DEvERY.
The sun., 1903-09-23


The Memorial Hospital for Women and
Children, Clssson and st. Marks avenues.
Brooklyn. was sold under forsclosurs
proceedings in the Brooklyn Real Estate
Exchange yesterday. The Dime Savings
Bank had = mortgage Of $4,000 on the
property under date Of juno q, 1895. Ths
hospital authorities were unable to pay tho
interest, which was in arrears for several
years. There are several other claims
against the corporation. Clifford 8. Kelsey.
who, it is understood, acts for the jewish
Hospital Society, Of which Abraham Abra-
ham Of Abraham 4 Straus is president.
bid 1t in for 500, 500
Mrs.. Jennie v. H. Baker, chief Of the
medical staif OF the Memorial Hospital,
said that the property had been purchased
by the Jewish Hospital Society.
-The Jewish people are very, friendly to
u.s. she said, 4and have agreed to give us
time. When We vanats there win be an
other memorial hospital, but where We
will locate cannot state at present
The sun., 1903-09-23
The Bostsaias n nslst.u,

To TIE EoTroR OF TIE SUN--sir, ns<ies WA
SORROW In your columns this extSscs fon the Appv.
eass Hsraid'
"There's . strange man At the dooS, stv,. sn.
nounced the new ssrvent from Bosson.
what does ne VANITY" s1ksd the nastsr 81 the
houas. impstisnly,
"Bsgging your pardon. sir." replied tho ssyysut.
. shade OF dissppr0vN manifest 10 his voice Hhs
wants bath. but what he Il asking for is something
10 est"
No Boston servant this. Such would have ssiA,
he needs bath he TGnS 70 steal bus As % ssksaS
for something 70 est youn Ahecttsnatsiy
ssusA, s.,A : ~" -A' ''"'A ''' ''''''A' !.
The sun., 1903-09-23
BARREL or MONEY FOR DOWIE.
Raises nlg CenHibutisa Ter Has Cemang
Inyasion Of New York.

Raises . nlg Contributes Ter HIS Cemlng
Iayasien Of New York.
CHICAGO, Sept. s2.-With twenty foot
map Of New York on the wall behind him
and standing beside red. white and bius
contribution barrel, John Alexandsr Dow,e
exhorted 5000 Of his followers last night
to support his approaching invasion OF
Gotham. When the meeting was over the
barrel was half nlled with money. 30 large
was the amount that no attempt was maoe
to count It until to-day.
The scene that followed Dowie's exhorta-
ton was remarkable. Stepping TO the edge
Of the platform the General Overseer OF
Zion demanded:
Are you ready 70 give1
..Erss!y''hs saked'
::Ghse!fally''
Then, with Elder 6peicher on one side
and Elder Lee, Recorder Of the Host, on the
pthsr, q line was formed TO the oontriputlon
barrel. Az the crowd advanced Dow1e
announced that he bad given. $500. Elder
SpeiGher 9S25, and Others already over
II 900. Blanks were handed out on whicn
those who had no money could MAKE
All sorts Of gifts were received,horns.
guitars and even dolls by the children.
One man pledged his horse and buggy.
Cash contributors. headed BY over loo
children. dropped money into the barrel
until practically al present had made an
With III leit hand Dovie shook the other
one.
Many members Of tho passing throng Of
givers were either halt, lame or blind, Due
from each tha Prophet received some
thing to swell tbs invasion fund.
The sun., 1903-09-23
Washingtsn in Pssos Of Blsoksssae.

Warrington In Paaos Of hasoaksesae'
In the scheme Of decoration Of the Alder
mems chamber there are four panels bear
ing quotations referring to iustos, peaoe
commerce and government. Ihsee were
the inscriptions originally ohessn tor two
panels:
Justice, the end Of Sovs9nnsAt and Of
civil NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
America ls the product Of the oomEARdA
and industrial ge.-Bwrrow0ts.
The Mayor has had these gnhadtubodi
Our commsecs should hold A eQuA and
impartial hand.-WasktnoloR-
ever station or posiion-Jsfsrsos.
The sun., 1903-09-23
Father Faltoa1 Rsssrt.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuH-Sfr: A quotation by
you last Sunday recalls story Of the late Robert
Fulton, g. j.. Of Boston College.
While riding in car pass the Boston Cathedral
he was addressed by man who sAiA thss the Cath.
olics, instead Of building expensive churches,
would better give the monsy 70 the poor think"
made before" by whomf" said the stranger.
by one Judas Iscsrot.- was ths reply. As.
BOSTON, Sept. IL