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sources Of marine architecture have
been exhausted to produce a vessel
that cannot be crushed; and with all
her tremendous strength she is buoyant,
answers the slightest turn OF the wheel
and is manageable in every way.
There is no telling how far PEARY may
be tempted to push her into the ice If
lead opens to the north of Greenland, as
not infrequently occurs. She has ten times
the resources for ice work that were pos
sessed by the Alert, the vessel that made
the highest northing in that part OF the
frozen sea which PEARY is to enter. But
whether or not the Roosevelt is to shorten
his sledge journey by carrying him part
way between Greenland and the pole,
she will be his home and headquarters
during his attempt to reach the northern
apex OF the world.
1t may be that the channels from Smith
Sound to the Arctic Ocean will not be Ice
choked this year, for in some seasons they
are comparatively free Of ice. In that
case the explorer will have little diff
Guilty in reaching the extreme northern
coasts of the American Arctic, where he
is to spend next winter.
But Ice blocks the way, as is probable,
few weeks more will witness the begin
ming of the hardest fight between the
Arctic pack and ship that polar ex-
ploration has ever seen. The whole plan
of PEARY's coming attempt to reach the
North Pole is based upon his ability to
reach the northern coast of the Arctic
archipelago this season and use 1t as
base for his sledge journey next spring.
His ship was built to make this fight in
the Smith Sound channels. If there is
need for it the Roosevelt will take the
aggressive az no ship has ever done be-
fore, and we shall learn before very long
how far human skill and ingenuity are
able as yet to overcome the formidable
obstruction of the Arctic Ice pack.
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Amend the Constitution,

The Hon. CHARLES WARREN FAIR
BANKS has already accepted the Office
of President of the United States, from
March 4, 1909. He will not compel Mr..
ROOSEVELT to retire before the expi-
ration of his present term but when its
course is run he will take the vacant
place. He has already been nominated,
elected, inaugurated So far as he Is
concerned, the preliminaries are over.
The Hon. ALBERT JEREMIAH BEvER-
IDGE has also accepted the Presidency
His present purpose is to allow Mr..
ROOSEVELT to serve until March 4, 1909
Mr. BEvERIDGE may think it wise to
assume Office before that date, but now
he has no plan to cut short Mr.. RooSE-
vELT's official career. Mr.. BEvERIDGEs
acceptance of the Office carries with it
nomination and election. Like Mr.
FAIRBANKS. he has gone through all the
preliminaries.
Thus the United States has two Presi-
dents-elect ready to take office when Mr.
ROOSEVELT retires. A delicate situa-
ton arises. The Constitution makes
provision for but one President at time
When that ancient document was written
there were no statesmen like the Hon
CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS and the
Hon. ALBERT JEREMIAH BEvERIDGE
No provision was made for them. The
Fathers did not dream that such would
ever exist. But that is not the fault
of Messrs. FAIRBANKS and BEVERAGE.
They did not write the Constitution. They
accept no responsibility for it's crime of
omission. II it gets in their way, so much
the worse for il.
If the Constitution is worth preserv-
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Optmism is the high note Of both political
parties in Virginia just now. The new
Virginia election law having practically
eliminated all the negro voters. the white
Republicans. describing themselves a.
the business men, the manufacturers
and produ GERS" reinforced by the old
mountain Republicans who have never
wavered in their allegiance. are now going
forward to a victory on the Governorship
which some of them consider "a already
in sight. They have been helped by the
appointment to Federal Office in Virginia
of much more representative type OF
Republicans than was the case in old Re-
adjuster days and in the year Of defeat
which succeeded. They have a new State
chairman and are moving on the enemys
works" with a confidence which is rare
among Virginia Republicans, who have
become familiar in the past with defeat
and know il well and the local political
exclusion il entails.
But il the Republicans Of Virginia are
confident. the Democrats are sanguine.
Dsregarding the election as mere detail
OF political routine, they are at work settling
who shall be Governor by holding their
primaries. A Democratic nomination they
regard as the same as election. Congress-
man SWANSON and Lieutenant Governor
WILLARD are the leading candidates. and
they are already stumping the State, adj
dressing Democratic meetings and eX-
horting all voters to come forward and
determine the Governorshp at the pri-
maries.'
II the Republican view of Republican
chances in Virginia is correct. the Demo-
Gratis are counting their political pullets
before they have been Matched. II the
Democratic view OF the Virginia contest
Is accurate. the Republicans are grooming
a steed for a race which has been run and
decided
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be disposed to give OFFICIAL approval to Q
measure which he regarded, personally, q
detrimental to Cuban interests. case
in point is the pending Ley de Arroz, OF
Rice bill" Mr., Palma in private converse.
ton has expressed his strong disapproval
| Of the bill, but has also expressed his inten-
ton to sign It, II it is passed by Congress,
lest offense be given to the United States.
Gen. Gomez as President would in all prob
ability veto 1t. Yet that'would not at all
imply anti-Americanism In conversation
on that particular subject Gen. Gomez
| strongly expressed the opinion that the
relations between Cuba and the United
States should and must be Of the closest and
most intimate nature, but they must be
based on warm friendship and gratitude
and not on Cuban fear Of American opinion
or on American effort to impose upon Cuba.
The view is sound and should be that OF
all Cubans and all Americans. We want
neighbors whom we can respect, and no man
respects the neighbor who fears him.
A little friction has arisen In the Comes
camp, however and one or two OBJECTIONS
have been announced. Gen. Gomez's course
in tho matter has been highly oreditable to
him. He has even submitted tentative
proposal to withdraw, promising loyal sup
port to any one whom the party saw Mt to
nominate In his place. The charge OF carp
Ing critics that this position Is taken in fear
Of defeat appears to be quite without foun-
dation Forecasts OF the election give him,
or any Liberal who may be substituted Tor
him, the electoral votes Of Havana. Puerto
Principe and Santiago provinces, or total
OF 10 votes out Of 81, with strong chance
in Santa Clara and fighting chance In
Pinar del Rio In addition. The most difficult
obstacle for the Liberals will be the Govern
ment machine now in tho hands Of tho
Moderates, who will doubtless use 1t with all
possible effect.
Ono factor in tho campaign should be
removed II a proper way can be found for
its removal. An effort Ii being made to play
circulation, among the less intelligent OF
the Cuban peasantry, OF rumors Of Ameri-
can interference in support OF the present
Government. These could only be counter
acted by an official ann DUN cement Of Ameri-
can neutrality in Cuban politics. II such
arguments persist. It Ia possible that an
effort may be made to force declaration
OF tho American attitude. The circulation
OF stories OF American Intervention Is an
insult to the United States and disgrace to
the party whose members give them our
rency. Should such declaration be made,
those who circulate such dirty little rumors
would probably find themselves and their
party tho greatest sufferers from the results
OF their course
This is. as concisely as 1t seems possible
to state 1t, the political situation In Cuba
to-day, six months before the election.
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The Mint Julep Controversy.

Above all minor controversies one
grand discussion still towers majestic.
Silenced for time by the chill winds
and enshroudng SHOWS Of an unruly
winter, it crept forth with the first bud
ding OF seraphic spring. and now, in the
very pith and moment OF imperial sum
mer, IL swells into a splendid pecan OF
debate. Men sit far into the sultry
watches of the night stepped in the
consideration OF this issue, and abandon
it only to seek repose that the battle
may be renewed on the morrow.
Wise men-and only the wise are COM
petent to study the problem-do not
enter upon the discussion in the morning,
save under southern skies. In these
ATTITUDES the wise seek recreation in
the morning in the paltry cares OF bust
ness or politics, and postpone the mighty
question OF summer day till PHGBUs
begins to drive his chariot down the
western slopes toward the rim OF the
day.
What is this question which thus
agitates the humid postmeridian atmos-
phere? 1t is the great question whether
in making mint julep one should gently
bruse some Of the aromatic plant in
the bottom Of the glass or put 1t in, as
the sailors say, all standing.
Many men OF minds there are as TO
this important matter. The battle RACES,
and the heather. who know only OF
gin fckeys and silver fixes, imagine
vain things. Few have the vast and
farseeing self-mastery Of that eminent
disciplinarian Gen. LAwR1NsoN RIGGS.
commander Of Maryland's militia. When
he was asked which was the correct
way to compound a julep he sapiently
waved his head toward the four corners
Of Monument Square, and then said
impressively: THAT, sir, is danger
ously delicate question
Aword to the wise should be sufficient.
let scholiasts wrangle and fools quarrel.
Wherever mint grows, there are peace
and Joy and plenty for the absorber.
Bruised or unbruised, or in the torrid
zone or searching the northern cline,
mint immersed or partly immersed in
whisky, transforms commonplace
beverage into nectar, dispensing upon
the grateful air an aroma not to be de-
scribed with pen or typewriter.
Drink it either way as you like it-and
you are sure to like it, The stranger
within your gates will like it. Even the
gentle wife OF your bosom will not be
averse to it. Let not the purist daunt
you by asserting that when you bruise
the mint you make not julep, but
smash. Take the purist to your home and
give him juleps with the mint smashed.
He will dispute no more. He will drink
and grow wise.
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Wholesale Raids on Vicc-the Phlla.
delOhia EXamDle,

Probably there is no truth in the crude
police assertion that large number Of
Philadelphia society" women were
caught in the wholesale raids on disor-
derby houses in that city last Saturday
night; but it seems to be beyond doubt
that good many women we're arrested
who were far from belonging to the aban-
doned class. The attempts at suicide
the hysteric appeals for mercy which are
described in all the accounts of the affair,
show that many OF the victims of the
police dragnet had everything to lose
through the exposure which their cap
ture rendered inevitable.
Owing to the peculiar way in which
Philadelphia treats women taken in such
raids there seems to be little hope that
any Of these unfortunates can escape
utter ruin. No distinction whatever was
made between them and members Of the
professionally vicious class when they
were arraigned in court. They were all
held for trial at some future date, and
those who were not able to get bail were
locked up. When they come up for trial
their shame will be revealed not only to
their own families and friends but to the
whole city. II the policy Of treating
them exactly like the regular inmates Of
disorderly houses is carried out they
will be sent to Jail for longer or shorter
periods.
BY a strange perversion OF justice,
while the women offenders of the occa-
sional type are thus treated with the ut
most rigor OF the law, their counterparts
among the men were all let 60 with the
nominal penalty Of $40 fines. Whatever
justice there might be in thus discrim-
mating between women who made vice
the pursuit of their lives and men who
were only incidentally vicious, it will
seem to some persons monstrous that a
casual lapse from virtue should be made
to cost women all that they hold dear
while their companions of the same
moral grade buy their way to social
safety with trifing sum OF money.
But far above this detail is the broad
question which this monumental exam
pie of proceeding not uncommon in our
cities once more forces upon the atten-
ton OF the public Is the wholesale raid
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Peary's New Shin.

The strongest ship ever built for polar
work was on view yesterday from keel
TO masthead in Hoboken dry dock.
She was built to force the ice and to
stand its pressure and her model, as
revealed yesterday, is like that Of no
other ship, for she is the result of the
latest ideas and experience.
The Roosevelt is the fourth vessel to
be built solely for polar exploration.
The Discovery and the Gauss were both
improvements on the Fran, but in all
the vital points Of her construction the
Roosevelt is regarded as superior to
them all Her model more resembles
that of the Discovery, but the Discovery
is kettle bottomed, while the Roosevelt g
hull is egg shaped. The rake of her stem
is ten degrees more than that Of the
Discovery; in other words. it is more
slanting, and the tendency will be to
rise as she strikes the heavy ice and
break it down with her wedge shaped
bow, which is armored with heavy plates
ct steel and further insured against
crushing by being filled in soldly with
timbers for ten feet back of the prov.
The visitors yesterday saw a hull
every surface Of which is curvng the
vertical nowhere to be seen and no bit
Of outline that can be grasped by the
icc, they saw her heavy outer planking
Hheathed with greenheart oak, and down
in her hold an unusual and massive ar
rangement of beams and bracings to
resist the stoutest pressure. The re-
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First japanese Bank In tho United States.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.


Fairly In July the nrst japanese bank. ever
conducted In the United States will be opened
at Seattle" said A. 7. Foster OF Seattle 81,
will have capital OF about $4,000 and is located
In q building built especially for 1t In the bust.
ness section OF Seattle. The opening, II Is ex.
pcc,rd, will he the occasion of Joint Japanese
American celebration In which leading business
men OF the city and prominent members OF the
Japanese colony win participate.
In the enterprise about twenty I'VE OF the lead
Ing Japanese business and professional men OF
Seattle arc idtntihcd with nvc or six Americans
While the advantages OF such an establishment
have long been apparent to the japanese residents
Of the city II was not unit, early this year that the
project began to shape up In DEFINITE form.
1T Ia expected that the bank will transact a
great deal OF the business arising from the new
commercial relations with the Orient"
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In widest Manhattan.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SUS--Sir: II THE SUN
will let Its light shine II may In time dissipae that
six Inches Of mud and water, boulders and belgian
blocks which have. through q year and more. occu-
pied about thirty feet OF the sidewalk at the south
east corner OF lts.h street and broadway.
It Is not denied that hundreds OF passers have,
each day since the subway was opened to business,
avoided the mud and bouldcrs there by tramp,ng
over the hillocks Of gravel and through weeds and
grass and bits OF rock beside that pool: but after
ALL Is that means OF escape from the mud quite all
we wish 10 afford visitors 10 the greatest provincial
town OF America? f. W. PBRRr.
NKw YORK, July 1.
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Names OF Guns on Men. of.war.

From The Washing fon Star.
in the olden days" remarked a veteran
sea captain the other day. "the custom oh.
tanned OF giving names to the guns on men.
of-war.
I'm the case OF the U. 8 friRate Chesapeake
the principal guns bore distinctive names. y
follows: Brother Jonathan. True Blue. Yam
kee Protection. Putnam. Raging Eagle,
viper. General Warren. Mad Antnony. Amer.
lea, Washington. Liberty Forever, Dread;
Tars, Jumping Billy, Rather. Bulldog, Spit.
fire, Nancy Dawson. Revenge, Bunker's
Hin, Pocahontas. Towser, Wilful Murder.
of copper plate"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-05

Texas pines to put the Hon. JAMES
STEPHEN Hooa into the Presidents Cabinet.
The Cabinet should pine for him. He is
the greatest cabbage farmer in all Texas.
He owns all the oil wells. He rides the
ostrich with graceful skill excelled only
by that OF the Hon. WILLIAM J. BRENNINGs.
He scorned to exhibit his marvellous calves
to curious London. thus denying the King
the felicity OF meeting him. Many and
various are the reasons why Governor
Hoaa should he in the Cabinet. Judge
PARKER offered to make him Secretary of
any Department. Any Department should
rejoice to exist under him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-05

Hail. cucumberl Long green, the proper stuff,
We welcome you upon the festive board:
When say we" mean the mighty horde,
For all bow at your altar right enough.
Beef eater and vegetarian blum.
Bucolic In your habits. o cucum-
Rcr. you are not the demon held by some.
But come TO MI a long fcl, want, ween.
You arc so sweet and cool ana crisp and green.
a Stomachachc by any other name.
o luscious cucumber, would be the same:
Success succrcds. and so do YOU. o cuSe!
Though seedy. YOU have not won by fuae
But pushed yourself By fair means Into fame
JoI CONF
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Marines In Iowa,

From ne Des Motnes Re ct'fsr and L'n'''
One hundred and nifty three couples have 'eu'u
victim to the darts OF ban Cupid during the non'n
OF June just passed. These figures, taken from ,"'
license records a. the once OF the district c'ens
show tina, the month passed has been moro pf".n,
OF marriages not only OF any month In the yeaf wv
Of many years mast.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-05
He Came on Friday.

Robinson Crusoe had jus, discovered the foot
prints.
"Hurrah," he exclaimed; Il shall advertise this
"a summer resort, where men actually come on
Friday"
Feeling his fortune was made, he reconnoi,cred
with light heart.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-05
The vinegar in the SWITCHED.

To rHR EDITOR OF THS Sun Str; Gosh dern II,
Why did that ere teller from Bangor spoil tina,
switched by lcavin out the vinegar! Who ever
hean tell o. maxim switched thout putin In cider
vinegar, Heh' Ieastwiso that's not the way 10
max: swi,chel that Is switched. ORANGE COUNTY.
N.Y. YORK, July 3.
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ing, 1t might be amended to provide for
a dual Presidency to accommodate the
Hon. CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS and
the Hon. ALBERT JEREMIAH BEvERIDGE.
There is time enough for this, II action
is prompt and energetic.
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To THE EDITOR OF THR SUN-.str: I pas,ed
through Agawam 10 day on the trolley; kept a
sharp eye open for the poet but did not see him
II was raining; maybe he was mendins tho hen
coop, W. c. H.
HARTFORD Conn July?.
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N our friends rho fdcor Us rhh rndnuSerpfs TOR
publication tiyh have elected articles returned sy
must IN all cases send stamps for that purposs
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The VII ole Thing,

From ne Albania Constitution.
Our hopes-dey Is high. Lawd,
We nxin' fer flight;
Teach us ter ny, LAwd,
An also ter light
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-05

Rnicker-D their married life run smoothly
Bocker-No: hrst day Russia Japanned. then
Norway -Swedened.
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From ne Greensboro Inquirer.
The city preachers arc able and useful nv w..
country preachers are improving, and th'| 'N
like the devil In taking no vacation.
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Giorer's Gap correspondence Fairmounf 1i7'
C. C. Fetty WAS counting eggs and mrA't
cloth behind the counter In l.. snyder '0''
Thursday.
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Published by Tho Sun Printing and Publishing
Association at 40 Nassau street. In the Borough
OF Manhattan, New York.
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Subscriptions by Mall. Postpaid.

Readers who intend to leave town for the summer
may have THE SUN mailed to them at the foregoing
prices. The address may be changed as Is desired.
order through your newsdealcr or of'THE SUN ITO
NASSAU street.
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President Palma had reasons of a political
nature to mourn the death OF Maxine
Gomez. 1t now seems in all ways prob
able. IL not entirely certain, that the re-
moval of Gen. Maxine will leave Emilio
Nuhez politically helpless AZ Presidential
candidate, and 30 leave the contest a po-
litca duel instead Of a triangular con-
flict This, in the view Of many sound OBJ
servers will greatly reduce the chances
Of Mr.. Palma.
little peculiar and has already produced
a little bunch Of tangles. In the days of
the Republican party he was leader Of
that organization. the root from which
grew the present Moderates. The strongly
dominant Liberals Of Havana Province for
political reasons sought coalition with
the Santa Clara Moderates, with whom
Jose Miguel was affiliated. The national
convention Of Liberals, held on May Is.
nominated jose Miguel Gomez for the
Presidency. The Vice. Presidential nomi-
nee on the Liberal ticket Ia Alfredo Zayas,
Havana Liberal now Senator and gen.
orally regarded as one Of Cuba's best,
ablest and cleanest men. THE Sun CORE
spondent has known and watched both
of these gentlemen for a number of years,
and has long given to both place in the
front rank Of Cuba's Presidential posi-
bilities. Both are strongly pro-Cuban,
but neither is in any way anti-American
In the event Of their election Cuba would
doubtless be- far more than she has been
under President Palma. the independent
Government to the establishment Of which
the United States stands pledged.
For example, Mr., Palma. fearing to offend
the Administration at Washington, would
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-24
BORN
A WEEK IN
new YORK

New York. June 24--Talk about race
suicide. New York's the place for babies.
The fairies are leaving the little dears a
the rate OF 2oo0 a week--one every five
minutes-and the number constantly in
creasing. There were POLL last week. The
health department is now taking CEN
sus OF the great city.
II was announced at the department
that the birth-rate OF New York has now
risen TO about 81 per 1000, and is higher
than any city in the United States. Five
or six years ago when there was so
much talk about race suicide. the birth
rate here was only 26 per 1000.
Since then the storks have been grow
ing buster and buster. last year the
birth-rate was 30 per 1000. The prospect
is now that the rate in 1906 will be 80 per
1000
According 10 the political economists,
the ideal standard birth-rate is 30 per
1909
The health department census will b~
completed some time I'm August but the
tabulation OF the statistics will not be
over before October. one thing Com
missioner Darlington wants TO find out
is, how does the birth-rate on Fifth ave-
nue. compare with the rate on the East
Side?
Two circumstances initiate against the
Fifth avenue brth-rate. First many
children are actually born i'm their coun-
try homes. Second parents are not able
to live on the avenue. as a rule, until
they arc too old TO have children.