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Tnrn md RnieatrenskY.

There is good ground for the intensity
OF interest with which intelligent per-
sons all over the world are watching
the movements of the Russian and Japa-
nese fleets in tho Far East.
Especially is II not surprising that at
Toxic and st. Petersburg suspense and
expectancy are wrought TO the utter
most point Of tension, for never has a
nations future hung so completely on
the outcome Of naval operations since
NELSON, searching for the vanished
French warships, undertook a wild goose
chase TO the West Indies, while the vast
army assembled at BOulogne by. NAPo-
LEON needed to controlthe British Chan
mel for only few days in order to effect
an invasion OF England. For the British
aristocracy, WELLINGTON was and still
is an Idol for in the Peninsula and at
Waterloo he TfrsonRea the Triumph Of
their Continental policy. The masses
of the British people, however, are not
thrilled al the mention of his name, and
il is right instinct that prompts them
70 look elsewhere for hero, and torecog-
nize Fngland's savior in the victor Of
Trafalgar. What NELSON was 10 Eng
Land, TOGO may be 10 Japan OTAMA
the vanquisher Of KURoPATKIS, and
Noel the conQuerOr Of Port Arthur
are names not 10 be forgotten In tire
annals Of the Japanese; but the Milxado's
humblest subjectskno that he destiny
Of their country is TO be settled on the
Lnt
oversight, a stroke Of evil. fortune. on
the part Of Admiral TOGO may eonapel
them 70 renounce the hope of expansion
on the Asiatic mainland and condemn
them TO eventual suifocation within their
narrow, insular domain. @. =
Il is not the Japanese alone who have
reason 20. pray with fervor that Ronsr-
vENsKY's gallant venture. may have a
tragical and irreparable g0ltcome. The
Russian Admiral must be conscious that.
in a sense unparalleled for many a CEN
fury, he carries CESAR and his fortunes.
Should he by chance win a victory Or
should he even be able with large part
of his force 10 tlude Admiral TOGO, the
representatives Of the RomanofI autoc-
racy would fetch a deep Sigh Of relief.
The reactionary Grand Dukes would
feel that their grip upon the Russian
people was assured for at leos3 a,genera-
ton, and NICHOLAS n Ms tOU1ssXv.,
would be justified in believing that the
inevitable collapse Of despbtism would
not be witnessed In his lifetime. Awful,
on the other hand, would be the blow
that the rehabilitation OF the autocratic
system brought about by RoJEsrvEN-
sKY's success would deal 10 the hopes Of
Russian Liberals. To the advocates u
constitutional government in the few UNI
smothered centres Of Muscovite thought
and aspiration, 10 the betrayed fneemen
Of FINLAND, 10 theyet unquenehed patriots
Of Poland, = the wretohed inmates Of
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GorLsIs Literary Tastes.
FROM II. FOrni0hav Rsrssv.

Gorkrs reading f. exclusively In Russian: and
though be again and again lAmeuted that be knows
no foreign language, Il is tribute 20 the interest
taken by Russians In foreign literatures that he
should have been able through the medium Of
translation, 10 read 40 much. He has, In fact,
read In Russian a. much English literature a. nine
out Of ten educated Englhhmen have read In Eng
llsh: and his Judgments are Characteristic Of the
sane sympathiginE, Joyous view be takes OF lite
and OF bis fellow men. He told me that when q
cabin boy aged IS on q Volga steamer he had read
Shakespeare s-Tempest- and a Midsummer NIRht's
Dream" and that the INST deep impression 70.
malned 40 strong that Il obsoured hy Judgment
when. az the present day, be was asked 70 pro.
nounce an opinion a. 10 the comparative greatness
OF ShAkespeare's dramas. He condemned Tolstoi'a
altitude 10 English literature and 70 Shakespeare
In particular. Il was doeiraairs infatuAtion.
But AZ he loved the literature OF England a. q
whole for lie sanity and joyouGness, he rejected
everything Eed with Gscetioism or Puritan resric-
tIon OF human SOY. Thus be could not appreciate
Dante OF even Milton, though his failure 10 under
stand the English poet he attributed partly 70 the
badness Of the Russian translation. Admiring
both he compared Shelley 10 the var -colored,
grtterng Alps and Byron 70 the menaoinE eau
cAsut. For Bret Hare. for Mr.. Klping. and
AmonF humoristS-ioT Mark Twain he expressed
unbounded love. But he could not understand
the later Blpling, and denounced the e1cesses Of
imperaiifm.
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Choate Of the Middle Temple.

The four English Inns Of Court with
their long history, their illustrious asso-
Citations, their old buildings and gardens,
are interesting TO American laymen as
well as lawyers, Plays and novels and
constant reference and allusion have
made the Middle Temple, the Inner
Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoh's Inn
old familiar faces The thought Of them
calls up friends, ARTJTUR .PENDENNIs and
GEORGE WARRINGTON Esquires, for in
stance, and OLIVER GOLDSMITH, who
died at his chambers in the Middle Tenn
ple, on such a day. CHARLES CARROLL
Of Carronton got his legal education at
the Middle Temple, and two or three
other "Signers' are on the Inns rolls.
The election Of the Hon. JOSEPH
HODGES CHoATE as a member Of the
governing board OF that ancient society,
the Middle Temple, is a high and very
unusual compliment. Custom and prrce-
dent stiIen into an unbeakablt ETH
quette in that clustered air Of tradition.
These self-perpetuating bodies, fed for
centuries by much Of the best brains and
blood Of England, are properly jealous
Of their privileges. .., ... ..
The doors have opened cordially TO
Mr.. CHoATE, tho great lawyer, the &C
complished scholar, full of the humani-
ties Of literature and representing with
distinction his country and his profess
sion. The benchers of the Middle Temple
have chosen an associate whose wit,
learning and grace Of conversation
would have made him welcome on any
circuit and in every company OF states
men, judges and lawyers in any century
Of the secular life Of the Inns Of Court.
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An open Door South Of Us.

In point Of national development there
u an interesting parallel between Canada
and the Argentine. Both are countries Of
large area and small population. Both
are agricultural areas. They might be
called rivals for the succession to the
United States as purveyors to the world's
demand for wheat. In rapidity OF devel-
opment Argentina outstrips the Domin-
ion. The growth Of the total foreign
commerce Of the two countries appears
thus:
Argentina -............ tiiS.St4,ieo t4SiAss.iot
Canada .,.,..r......... 7oSe7i,oa 90 s7s-H7
During that time the commerce Of
Canada has more than doubled, but that
Of the Argentine has quadrupled. More
over, the Argentine stands in the better
case for the reason that her exports for
1904 exceed her imports by $40, ISL, $50,
while Canada's trade balance for that
year stands S37 ,es5, 9O2 against her.
In spite Of Englands preferential rate
in the Canadian tariff the United States
secures about 90 per cent. OF Canada's
trade. On an equal footing with all other
nations, this country secures only about
10 per cent Of the trade Of the South
American republic, while England gets
nearly IS per cent, and Germany share
is about the same as ours. France and
Italy get about 10 per cent. each. Our
increase in exports over the preceding
year was about $SOO0,0O0 Germany
made a similar increase, but England
increased nearly $4,000 900.
The United Kingdom, France and Ger
many are the Argentine's best custom
ers. Our purchases are small, only a
little exceeding SlO,0OO,OOO. This is due
TO the fact that her products consist
chiefly Of wares Of which we also have a
surplus. Hides, hair and wool are our
principal requirements from her stores.
/ Among the Argentine Republics lead
ing articles Of importation are textiles,
S57, 900 900; lumber, wood and manu-
features thereof, $4,000, 900; iron and
steel and manufactures thereof, t42, OO0,-
900; glass and crockery ware, sic 200, 900.
OF these the United States secures only
a beggarly fraction. Out Of all her pur-
chases Of textiles we sold her last year
only 1884 ,647 worth Of cotton cloth, Our
sales Of iron and steel merchandise were
not Of sufficient Importance TO justify a
detailed classification in the official sta
tistics. Their total may have reached
81, SOC, 900.
Those who want business can find an
Oman door With "a Sfe7 mn OOO market ha
hind II, in the Argentine.
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JIU-JITSU AND THE TOUCH"
For Educational Purposes Mr.. Higashl
Oners to WrestIe With Evil.


To TIE EDITOR or TIE sUN-SI; am
deeply interested In the novel suggestion
made by your correspondent %. G. M In
Sundays sun. He thinks that a valuable
test would be made II ] were to meet in con-
test a typical rough and tumble fighter Of the
tough" kind and demonstrate whether am
able easily and effectively 20 subdue him.
Each man would use In any manner he chose
the weapons with which nature has provided
him, Your correspondent is Of the opinion
that such a contest would be necessarily
brutal. but Of great public utility In showing
how jiu-jitsu can be employed for the easy
subjugation Of dangerous criminals. l agree
with &C. G. NJ. as 70 the utility Of the contest,
but do not believe that there would be any
thing really brutal In it.
il Is an odd kind Of contest, no doubt, for
a gentleman TO engage in. but In view OF what
1t would show for the public welfare, and
having the honor Of jiu-j itsu much at heart, l
cheerfully agree 70 meet the request OF your
correspondent, provided that this novel
match take place where there shall be room
for a large crowd Of witnesses. II MIR. Harry
Pollok, who managed the late affair at the
Grand Central Palace. sees az TO- undertake
the management Of such an inter eating
contest, i Will confer win MIN as soon as ne
j have not the least doubt that Police Com
missioner McAdoo, through his subordinHtee,
can find a suitable man who can be prevailed
upon 10 meet me for IN purposeao OF thorough
test; and in view Of what the New York police
would learn as to the handling OF powerful
aud desperate criminals, ii seems 70 me that
all New York will find excuse for such match.
BY all means let US have 1t, and please count
me inl X, HIOAsHI.
NEw YORK. April II.
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As Goes Iron, So Goes Trade"

old saying, but true one that as goes iron,
90 goes trade The present satisfactory CON
dition of our iron trade is reflected in two
ways to-day--in the recent $40, oOO, 900 wage
increase by the United States Steel Cor
poratlon and in the volume OF our exports
OF iron and steel manufactures during the
light months ended February 1905. In the
same months OF 1901 hscal year our exports OF
that class reached high water mark, tSi, 500. :
900, but 1905 in light months has beaten that
by 81 ,oOO. OOO reaching SIS, 500 OOO and maxim g
9 new record. That il the good news Just put
out by the Bureau OF Statistics.
The following figures Of iron and steel ex-
ports in each Of the Ell ght months periods Of
the years named portray the ebb and dow
since 1897:
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West Indian Negroes.

In the Chicago Tribune the other day,
Judge LAMBERT TREE, United States
Minister to Belgium during Mr. CLEvE-
LANDS first term, and afterward Minister
TO Russia, submitted his views regarding
the social and political retrogression Of
the black race in the West Indies. Judge
TREE bases his opinions on his experience
during West Indian trip from which be
has recently returned. He sSyst
In our cruise We followed. In pan, the same
watery paths pursued by COLUMBUS more than
four centuries ago, and saw peponlned In some OF
the Islands, u not paradises Inhabited by dsvth at
least Gardens Of Eden controlled BY populations
which were APPARENTLY drifting back Into that bar.
bansm whence they were taken when they were
brought over by English, French and Spanish
slAveu and distributed among them. .-".
The rectal problem Il being worked out IN the
tropical West Indies, and worked out, not In
favor Of the neEro. a. least against the Whils nan
No rejecting psSon can visit those Islands vtthou,
feeling, Gftsr what he there, that the Almighty
hss hIsd certain zones for the hAbltatioh OF the
white and black races respectively. - O
sEveryvhsre In those hlAnds the evidences erists
thsi ths white man has Loaf In the struggle vhich
he has been mGinttnlnE for centuries there ~ pre-
toirs biz racial superiority even q, IN iphSbngui
Of eountrios within the tropical Sons..'
Judge TRKE notes tbst In these trOpi-
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Good Sense in School Management,

5000 sense IN SCuOOi "6uaRomOuV'
No other persons employed in the public
school system have such opportunities
for measuring the results obtained under
the course of instruction laid down by
the Board Of Superintendent as have
the school principals and class room
teachers who day after day watch the
progress. Of the pupils The course Of
study that seems ideal when laid out on
paper may fail TO meet the needs Of the
schools as well as one that in theory
presents many deficiencies, and its de-
fects will be apparent to the teaching
STAFF long before they are suspected by
the supervising authorities.
The Board Of Superintendents recently
asked the school principals and district
superintendents for reports on the results
obtained under the present courses Of
study, with which much fault has been
found II has been declared that the
pupils waste time onspecial studies, while
neglectingj more important branches.
The manual training classes, the courses
in physical culture, and the like, have
COluo III LOT BIedJ uedl Ol dDuset anu
employers throughout the city complain
that public school graduates are def
cient in reading, writing, and arithmetic
TO a degree that makes them almost
useless To what extent these COM
plants are justified it is difficult to say,
but if there is anything wrong about the
system, the teachers are the ones who
should be able to give the most valuable
testimony concerning 1t.
The reports that will be made in re-
spouse 10 the circulars Of the Board Of
Superintendents should contain pretty
complete exposure Of everything that is
wrong in the public schools, II they are
written in frankness and good faith.
Working under guidance Of such expert
testimony, the superintendents should
be able to devise a sensible and effective
scheme Of studies for all the schools. It
is not improbable that many changes in
the curriculum will be found advisable
after the reports are all in. To 60 to the
teachers for information is a wise thing
to do They ought TO know more than
any one else about the practical work
inRs Of the public schools.
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TO The EDIroR or The sUN-Str: II is easier
10 desroythAn 10 build and evidently more popular;
a building under construction attracts no attention
but crowds will run 70 see II bum down.
The public have had the pleasure Of seeing the
only rules for the protection ofelevstor passengers
revoked, and were told II was because these rules
creaved a monopoly whether they really did or
not or whether all elevators are too safe 70 require
rules. seems 10 be Of no importance whatever 20
the public or 70 the press.
One prominent elevator builder recently stated
the ease accurately when he said there is use
wasting brains or money on slevstoT safetieS
Nobody cares. so what's the usei
That may be 80. Other things are far more
Important Only about thirty people wero killed
In elevator accidents last year, too small per
centAge OF all who nde TO be considered
II Is far easier 10 revoke these rules than 10 nnd
out the truth bout them. BY al means take
the easiest way. II may not be right, but It is
popular. CHARLES r. PRATT.
EBN YORU, Apnl II.
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"THE MASTER KNOT"
old Problem Of Brain, VIII, the Finite md
INFINITE.

Ola FrOblem OF hrAln' W.T. hO Fluuo anH
INFINITE.
To TIE EpIroR OF The SUN-Sir' I was
greatly Interested In the several letters that
appeared In your paper under the heading OF
The Master Knot To my way OF thinking
cannot see that man has free VIII, II
there Is a personal God. and He ls Infinite In
power, possessing in Himself all knowledge
Of the past present and the future, He knew
untold ages before the day was born each
and every thought word and deed that would
occur in my journey through life: He
therefore must have outlined my existence
on earth: In other words. He made me az
am, and as cannot be any one other than
myself. must follow out my destiny, no
matter what might desire 10 do.
was not born into this world Of my own
will. because my will began 70 exist only az
my birth was not created OF myself, inde-
pendent OF any cause existing prior 70 my
from them both their Weaknesses and thel{
strength. The traits ! have Inherited VIII
develop in spite OF myself
You hear Of some men having strong wills
and some having weak Wills. II there IL such
a thing as free viii. should be the same
thought The brain 10 an organ Of the body,
and as through the heart the blood noWs, 90
through the brain thought flows.
Man is a Unite being the brain ls part OF
man, therefore also finite, the will depends
upon the action OF the finite brain; free Will
the brain is limited In all respects, how then
@1 " wv r. X. MocAETHr.
NEW YORK. April II,
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can't. Curry, D.,.rv.d Promotiop

To THE EDITOR OF THh SUN-sir: In your edition
OF this date you give prominent space 70 the Sp-
polntment Of Capt George Curry as Governor OF
SGmhr, p. !. Capt. Curry was q Captain 10 the
Rough Riders, then a FInt Lieutenant IN the
Eleventh Volunteer Cavalry, In the Philippines.
lie then was Governor Of . province In LuEon.
and resigned 70 become chief OF police In Ma
Mia. He resigned that place In 1901 and went
into business. In 1908 he was appointed Governor
OF ItAbellA province, In LuEon.
An these appointments. bslleve, were made for
merit and service In the neld, and not because he
was Rough Rider.
ONE VINO soLDuRED WITH cuHHI.
SALEF. n. j., Apni TO-
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THE POLICYHOLDERS.
May Not Their Rights he Protected by the
Federal Courts?


To TIE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sir: Thanks
for the good work Of The Sun In behalf Of
the Equitable pollcyholders. But can 1t be
possible that there il no recourse for the
vast army OF victims" against the rapacious
greed, populations and dishonesty OF their
offlcials? Are they compelled 10 remain
aulescent while their lifes savings are being
recklessly squandered by band OF social
pirates? BY any course Of reasoning, or the
application Of the rules Of common sense, can
this great Government AFFORD TO permit the
future dependence Of the widows and orphans
OF 6OO. 900 OF It's citizens to be stolen or jeop-
ardized with impunity?
II so, then the majesty Of law Is but q
farce, and our boosted rights in this land OF
the free" but a cruel mockery and the pre-
luds to anarchy.
Suppose. say. $1,000 OF the 100000 policy
holders make a determined appeal to the
United States courts for immediate redress,
Justice and retribution; think you no remedy
could be found?
Who will take the lead In such a movement
A PoL1oYHoLDRR.
PLYMOUTH Pa Aprfl 10.
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PERvERTINd EEMOBIAL DAY.
veterans ignored while Political Fantas-
tieaIs Head the Parade.


To THE RDrToR or THE sUN--Sir. With
Memorial Day approaching. the Posts OF the
Grand Army and lts individual members are
concerning themselves with the manner OF
It's observance by q parade. IL is known
fact that for several years past the purely
military feature Of the event has been In
large degree lost sight Of and II is no longer
conducted a. an escort and an honor 70 the
survivors OF the civil war. Bodies Of men
fantastcally dressed. styling themselves
Red Men, were included In the procession
some two or three years ago and given pre-
cedenco over the veterans; while last year .
body Of Italians. said 20 number two thousand.
were put In line, bearing the Italian flag and
clothed IN what seemed 70 be tho dress Of
and IroneI IN honor Of he occasion.
These and other departures from the true
purpose OF the celebration have naturally
the Grand Army, and many OF lts Posts have
protested against them, but without aVan.
Grand mSTsRSi Of sSs day and other oTSS S
Of the parade seem always strong enough
to, make them disregard all protests and 20
In the parade and other ceremonies II is
known fact that the great lafayette fost,
Witch vas to heed ID the mJeh Ss S H
as fSntasticSiy sttired as the Original Hounds
ali the personal influence OF is then com;
mander. the late Gen. Alfred C. Barnes, and
who had come from Washington to parade
In its ranks with his comrades, TO Induce
them to overlook the slight for the sake OF
discipline and the Posts high reputation.
am Informed that as yet no satisfactory
assurances can be obtained that these ob;;
noNlous features Of the day's Observance wiz
not be repeated on the coming Memorial Day,
and that in consequences many Posts, tnclud-
Ing lafayette Post, will. not parade. Az thls
rate the event will soon lose all It's character
and Significance and IL will be Hamlet WITH
Hamlet left out-a demonstration In honor OF
the Grand Army with the recipients absent.
TENTH NEW JERSEY,
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~. ASHMEAps EPITAPH.
simple Faith ~ q Revolutionary worthy
Expressed by Himself.

To THE EDIToH or THE sUN-Sir: Your
publication to-day Of an old wAtohmaker's
epitaph, likenlng himself 70 q watch whose
case and works are worn out. and your refer
ence 10 Benjamin Franklin's epltaph. where
ne compares himself 10 an old book. recalls
70 me the epitaph OF one Of my Quaker grand
fathers, Capt. John Ashmead Capt. Ash
mead was commissioned by John Han
COCK, President Of the Continental Congress,
as privRteersman during the American
revolution, and was at Barbados with his
ship at the time Of the battle Of Lexington.
he carried from Martinique 70 Philadelphia
Tor Gen: Wash nRton $50 casks, large and
moSs ,f o, sEenSh gGnpoTder ana ~ 5a IIe
Martinique 800 stand Of arms. aud while do
ing 90 was chased from latitude 40 70 So 3o
fought her S snd os R5 e STs eleven sHG of
crew. He succeeded In landing his powder
and arms In enc hour after he had come %
army had but ak rounds Of powder q man
lett. Atterward the Captain made similar
oRsa S 81 se 9s Ir e SnSas and
He sailed then with his boat as one Of
meet With the Royal Lewis, commanded
by Capt; Biddle. All three captains, were
captured by the British frigates Nymph and
tAmPhlon' The three 9ficsrs we're Rsro oiled
rendered. Capt John Ashmead was COM
missioned by the Continental Congress 70
3Ting the British Consul 70 Philadelphia after
He died. Chief Warden Of the Port OF Philq.
oeiphls, in 1918, aged 81 years. Here IL mis-
epltaph, written by himself.
ALBEIT $. AsHNRAD, N. d.
NEW YORK. April H.
In life's hard hustle DER the troubled seas,
Through many q storm and many prosperous
breeze,
Through summers hes, and winters chilling blast.
Prom torTtd 10 the frigd zone I've past,
HDf afghNvv nak At I'll
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EstImate OF RacterinInrr.

TO TIE EDITION or The SUE-sir; have about
the same opinion Of the bacteoloEss Of the present
day that have OF The medical profession OF hun
dred yeau ago, who could draw every disease that
heth was heir 70 out OF the veins BY bleeding. In
many lines the medical science has mAdo many
strides, and greatly benented the human family.
But In baoteriology they appear W be diminishing
around In the dark, and many precious human
lves are being sacrificed by the -seientlho profes
sion every year. W. l.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Aprfl o.