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To THE Enron or THU suS-si,. To many
Europeans II will appear that the inference in Mr.
r. 4. Nanderlp's article In .Ser@ner'S that the
United States is the only country where foreigners
forget their racial snimosiiics and become patriotic
citizens Is highly Inaccurate, arc most American
comments on European matters. The population
OF France Is only kept up by immgratlon mostly
from Germany. Italy. Switzerland. Belgium and
Luxembourg. These foreigners learn French at once.
II they do not already know 1t. become more Gnu
slvely patriotic than born Frenchmen and arc
probably sincere. They work on the streets and
roads OF France and do not display their racial
snimostles conspicuously. The Alsatlans. who arc
Of German race. often submit to many sacrifices in
order 10 be French citizens.
Similar facts may be observed In England. which
has large immigrant population. The popula-
ton OF Whitechape IS now largely Jewish and Is
distinctly patriotic to It's adopted country. At the
head OF English social and business lie arc many
foreigners. like the Sassoons, the Rails. Mr.. Alfred
Belt. Sir Ernest Cassel and others. who get along
nicely together and are very public spirited Those
OF them who arc Jews excite much less anmosiy
than do members OF tho same race In America.
NEW YORK. jan. 80. HORACE GREEN.
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nl.hop rotter,, yer.Ion corr.ct.d.

To THE EpIToR or The SUS-5ir Why. oh WHY,
did Bishop Potters Informant as n the dangers
Of incompetence in prohibition regions leave out
the ooaonmAn' As recall the story. printed in
Harpsr'f Drapsr before the civil war, tho guest
was treated nrst by his hostess, in the name OF
strtot temperance; next by his host. In the same
GOOD cause: nett by the son OF the honsc-or maybe
Il was a nephtw-and last OF all by the coachman
Jolly dog OF an lrshman. who Kept particularly
hne nip for his special deeciatloD, but had no
mind that tho houses reputation for hospitality
should suffer And in the story 1t further
set down that the guest poor man. ran away from
tho temptations OF temperance 20 the safety OF a
winebbbing community being person OF So
briefly with some regard for keeping on an even
keel Tho thing may seem a uine but am no
friend 10 those who mar a elAsslc-not even TO point
an immoral or adom tale OF subway tavens--
or even Wild animals Hence these tears from
NEW YORK, Jan. % MENoRtA
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Steamboat Inspectinn -.

Secretary VICTOR II. METcAIF of the
Department of Commerce and Labor
has forwarded to Congress eight bills for
the amendment Of the steamboat in
spection law, the measures having been
recommended by the commission which
investigated the burning of the General
Slocum in this harbor last summer.
Some of the bills aim to correct abuses
and faults in the inspection service
which were well known even before
general attention was directed 10 the
subject by the disaster on the Slocum.
Congress at its last session was asked
by Secretary GEORGE BRUCE CoRTELYoU
10 abolish the system Of payment under
which the salary of an Inspector depends
upon the number Of vessels he examines.
Mr.. METcALF repeats this recommen-
dalton, and he calls attention again to
the fact that the present law is so care
lessly drawn that the inspection districts
are not even designated correctly in the
statute.
Under the existing law the equipment
required in a steamboat is fixed by
statute, and one Of the principal reforms
urged by Mr. METCALF is that all details
should be left to regulation under rules
TO be adopted by the Board of Supervis-
ing Inspectors. This change would give
an elasticity TO the system which is i'm
possible in any statutory code. Another
amendment would make the annual in
spection compulsory, and not dependent
upon the application of the master or
owner, o. the law now provides. Still
another would give power to the inspec-
tors to enforce the repair. removal or
destruction of condemned equipment, for
which they have now no authority.
In general, the proposed amendments
aim at an extension of the powers Of
inspectors and supervising inspectors
in the interest of the traveller. Mr..
METcAGF declares that few, il any,
revisions are contained in the amend
ments which can meet with any reasona-
bic objection. The inadequaoy of the
law now in force il shown wildly by the
fact to which the Secretary draws atten-
ton that the Grand Republic was able
to keep on navigating, notwithstanding
that a rcinspection of said vessel showed
that she was in at least as dangerous e
condition as the Slocum.' In strengthen
ing the law Congress will perform tardily
duty for the neglect Of which it can have
no good excuse. But the protection OF
passengers on steamboats, lies finally in
the hands of the executive officers who
enforce the law. The most stringent
code will be ineffective If it is not en-
forced strictly, and the history of the
Slocum showed that even the law as ii
reads now was not enforced as II should |
have been in this district.
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Good Conditions in Guatemala.

A few days ago current rlmor rep
resented Guatemala az on the edge OF a
revolution If such an enterprise ex-
listed at all, it must have died in it's
extreme infancy,
On New Year Day President MANUEL
ESTRADA CABRERA held his customary
reception, and was visited by all the
members of the diplomatic corps resi-
dent in the capital city. Among the
countries thus represented were the
United States, Great Britain, Germany,
France, Italy, Mexico, Belgium and
Chile The dean Of the corTlA, the Span
ish Minister, being absent by reason of
i'll health, the address OF the occasion
was made by the American Minister,
Mr.. LESLIE COMBS of Kentucky.
After some fitting preliminary re-
marks, Mr.. COMBS said:
Upon such an occasion as this ertlcism or
compliment would be alike out Of place hui II may
be permitted to mention The wonderful develop.
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A woman. View, of the New York Police.

To THE EDITOR OF THR SuS-sr number
OF gentlemen met the other day to ask for police
reform. They arc all eminent men. vet no ono
can help seeing that they made mistake. They
damage the cause OF reform by starting move
mcnt which win get very little support.
II is said all sides that police force Is better
that It ever before. II Is assurcdly better
than IL was under Mayor Lows administration
The press OF this city criticised the management
OF this polco under Mayor Low. Men OF both
parties united in saying that Il was poor. But
there was no committee endcAvornE 10 bring
about police reform. II a committee OF that kind
is formed now It viii only cause comparison be.
tween this administration and the one before II.
and when ono reform movement Is weak others
OF the same origin Will be weak also.
am not allowed 10 vote. and the voting laws
class me with lmbeciles and criminals, but perhaps
THK SUN will permit me 10 show that sor1e women
have moro political Judgment than some men.
NEW YORK, Jan. 80 ELLEN JAMESON
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Raising the British Flag in the Arctic

When the Newfoundland steam sealer
Neptune returned TO St Johns about
three months ago, n few lines in the
newspapers announced that she had been
as far north as Cape Sabine in IS degrees
30 minutes north latitude, where the
Greedy expedition passed tragical
winter and where PEARY made his win
ter quarters for a year during his last
explorations Nothing more was said,
but some details of the Neptune's in
teresting voyage far toward tho polo
have come 20 the surface.
The fact is that after leaving Hudson
Bay the Neptune touched at all lands
on the west coast Of Davis Strait and
Baffin Bay, raised the British flag and
went through the formality of declaring
them to be a part of the Dominion of
Canada. All these lands are on tho
eastern edge OF the Arctic archipelago
TO the north Of the American mainland
The journey of the Neptune due north
from Hudson Strait was about ! O75
miles, and as she followed the coasts and
entered the more important inlets the
voyage north must have been about
1900 miles long.
1t will be remembered that the Nep-
tune was chartered by the Dominion
Government in 1903 for two years TO 20
10 Hudson Bay and take formal posses
sion Of all the islands and coasts in the
northern part OF the bay The party
was in charge of A. p. Low of the Do
minion Geological Survey, and the ship
was commanded by Capt. S. W. BART
LETT. well known for his participation
in PEARYs Arctic achievements. The
party raised the British flag on the large
Southampton and Melville Islands, and
a post Of the Northwest Mounted Police
was established, with Major Noodle in
command. Capt. BERNIEB went north
last summer on the Gauss, the German
Antarctic exploring steamer purchased
by Canada, to relieve the Neptune and
carry supplies to Major Noodle The
Canadian authorities intend to send a
steamer every year 70 Hudson Bay to
communicate with this post
The Neptune found a Gloucester
whaler in Hudson Bay. and gave notice
that a tax would hereafter be imposed
upon whaling and fishing equipment on
all foreign vessels visiting Hudson Bay,
and that these vessels would have to pay
to Canada On export duty on their catch
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Fashionable and Questionable Gam
bling.

On Sunday a clergyman of this town
denounced the prevalence Of gambling
among women of the society of fashion
and gave as an example an incident at a
fashionable hotel where woman had
20 intermit gambling "for the present
because she had lost 81 800 at bridge in
a single evening.
There is no reason to doubt that the
information on which tho preacher
relied was correct. He said truthfully,
also, that this gambling at bridge by
women goes on extensively in both pri-
vate houses and public hotels. Dinners
are hurried through in order that the
party may the sooner engage in gambling
and some of the women are noted az the
sharpest and most grasping Of gamblers
At the hotels in the South, where people
Of wealth and fashion gatherin the win
ter, gambling at bridge proceeds regu-
larry and actively. Hero in New York,
too, bridge parties gather at clubs and
hotels, TO say nothing Of great numbers Of
private houses, and pursue the gambling
with much passion. At these parties the
gains and the losses are considerable and
sometimes great, and in the aggregate
must be very much larger than those in
the now small number OF public gambling
establishments remaining
These are facts so well known to every
body at all acquainted with the present
habits OF fashionable society that it is not
remarkablethat thepulpit expresses alarm
because OF them. Gambling made iaso-
ionable among women is a rather serious
matter 1t is bad enough among men.
but when the mania extends to women.
who are held tighter in its grasp. the
moralist has special reason to fear the
consequences. Probably there has never
been time when the vogue Of gambling
among women of fashionable society was
wider than it is now, and it is not unrea-
sonabls 10 suppose that it will increase
Luxury pals and new varieties Of social
stimulation are sought The devil finds
mischief still for idle hands TO do. BY the
side Of the excitement Of gambling the
routine of the usual fashionable amusc-
ments is dull and stale
The somewhat frantic revival and
extension OF fashionable gambling, it is
pertinent to remark, have taken place
at a time when the police are bitterly
assailed because they have not alto
gether stamped out questionable gam
bling houses and poolrooms in this town.
Commissioner MCADoo is accused of Gull
pable negligence because there still
remain few gambling establishments;
and among his sharpcst critics are
some OF the very people in whose own
houses men and women gamble regularly
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The Hon. Joseph Hodges Choate and
His Successor

Our distinguished Ambassador TO the
Court OF st. James's seems to be clos
ing business In both the official and the
social way in preparation for his expected
return to this country in the earlyspring
From Wednesday TO Friday of last week
he and Mrs. CHoATB were the guests OF
King EDWARD and Queen ALEXANDRA at
Windsor Castle, where they were sub
jected to special and apparently affec-
tionate attentions. 1t is reported that
Mt dinner on Wednesday evening the
King and Emperor formally addressed
the uncrowned monarch of post-prandial
oratory in speech Of very cordial and
complimentary character, directly as
signing to Mr.. CHoATE the credit for the
= completion and clinching of tho present
excellent understanding between Great
Britain and the United States.
Surely, il EDWARDS estimate Of Mr.
CHoATE's diplomatic achievements Is
not exaggerated, this Government has
seldom if ever had more useful rep
resentative in London. Although Mr.
CHoATE will como home much poorer in
pocket, owing to the miserably made
quate allowance Of dollars voted an
nually by Congress to our Ambassadors,
he will at least be richer in the conscious
ness that he has served his country well,
and that both America and England hold
him in gratitude.
The tone of the English press in general
with respect to Ambassador CHoATE's
services and approaching departure
ought to make that gentleman's ears
Jingle most agreeably.
With proper Difference, however to
King EDWARDS view of Mr. CHoATE's
conclusive part IN the establishment of
international amity, we beg leave to
remark that the work begun by JAMES
RUSSELL LOWELL and continued by
LOWELL s successors, notably by PHELPS,
BAYARD, JOHN HAY and JOSEPH HODGES
CHoATE, can never be quite complete,
never absolutely clinched beyond the
possibility Of undoing. If the contrary
were true, but small field would be left
for the exercise of the talents of the
diplomat who shall succeed Mr.. CHoATE,
except in matters Of ordinary routine
and the perfunctory performance OF tho
duties relating to the same.
Such is clearly not the case. Tho
preservation of a good understanding
is as important and delicate a task as its
cultivation and establishment. At no
previous time has there been a greater
opportunity for usef ness than that
which awaits the next American A1nbas-
sador to England, or a period when in
tellectual ability in that high office, diplo-
matio tact and tho personal qualities
which denote acceptability have counted
for more or commanded more certain
rewards in the way of distinction
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Canada holds that Hudson Bay is a
closed sea and has been a British pos
session since the Treaty OF Utrecht in
l7i3. Whether or not this claim is ad-
mitted. the shores around the bay are
/ Canadian, and most Of the whaling is
done within the three mile limit, chiefly
in tho neighborhood Of Chesterfield
Inlet
After the arrival al the Gauss in Hud-
son Bay, early last summer the Neptune
left those waters, and at the entrance to
Hudson Strait was met by the steamer
Eric, which filed her bunkers with coal
The Neptune then turned north and put
into Cumberland Sound on the coast
OF Batiin Land, whore the flag was raised
and the declaration of British sovereignty
proclaimed. This performance was re-
peated at number Of indentations on
the long coast Of Baffin Land at Ian
caster Sound, at North Devon, at Jones
Sound, and at Cape Sabine on Ellesmere
Land. Members OF the expedition say
that If the channels leading north from
Smith Sound had not been filed with ice
the Neptune would have gone on and
raised tho British flag on the shores of
the Arctic Sea in Grant Land.
Whether the expedition crossed over
to the west coast Of North Greenland to
annex that region to the British Empire
is doubtful. The members say that they
did not see any of the Cape York natives.
This makes it evident that they did not
visit that part of the Greenland coast be-
tween Cape York and Smith Sound.
The whole of Arctic America west OF
Greenland, including the islands dis
covered by the Norwegian SvERDRUP,
has now been declared to be part Of
Canada. The Canadians say that they
have claimed all this territory as part
Of the British domain for many years;
that nobody has ever disputed the claim,
and the only reason for taking formal
possession now is that they do not wish
to incur any risk Of funny Alaska bust
ness They claim everything to the
Pole north Of continental America.
The rest of the world will probably
look on with interest but no excitement.
Practically every part Of this archipelago
excepting the Sverdrup Islands, Grinnell
Land and Grant Land was discovered
by British explorers, and they took a
prominent part also in exploring these
two northern lands. 1t is different on
the opposite shore of Greenland, where
tho Americans KANE, HAYES, HALL and
PfARY traced and named most of the
region clear TO the topmost part Of
Greenland discovered by PEARY. 1t will
be interesting to observe whether the
British will try also to paint this coast
rod along with the rest OF their empire.
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WILSON on WILSON.
Likewise on Horses. Dogs. Gods. Poets.
Geese and such Small Deer.


To rnK EDITOR or tbs suN-Sir! read tina,
Uncle sam is breeding coach horses. In an expert,
mental way at the Agricultural College at Fort
Collins. Col. Coach horses Anathsmd sN VINO
cares for coach horses. which, along with singing
schools can be INDUCED in only by puiocrats
What Is really needed Is an experimental station
for breeding a kind OF dogs which. have read. 90
about with small keg OF excellent brandy at.
tachcd TO the lower side OF the neok-Somewhere
In the Alps--marked "nunc est bibendum."
Let the Secretary OF Agriculture get down bis
dusty Virgil, open TO the Georges" and when ha
comes to Il passage which says, Nor let the caro-
OF dogs DO last 70 you; but OF once feed the swim
hound OF Sparta and the strong Molossian dog
with rich whey. Never. they being your guards
shall you fear the nightly thief In the stable nor
cowardly SpAnIa Ids attacking you from behind
let him make d note VII It.
Hcnc. In the Song OF the Unwept Tear tells
us OF a land that Is ialrer than this where roas,
geese ~ about with gravy boats In their bills. and
feel nSttercd II any ono condoscends to eat them
These birds OF Cockalgne ought 10 be raised on
some experiment station OF Uncle Sans. Instead
OF signs for them 10 Keep on the Grass there
that strow tho brooks Ia VAllombross. bearing the
anti race suicide mandate. 'Creseas nAHpsi-
caninL- writ In large hand.
What with Alfalfa fauings. sugar bsets super
Astounding potatoes, brandiierous dogs stuffed
geese in place OF stuffed ballot boxes. aud all tao
lavish hills vocal vita the murmur OF happy
Pan" when, ana where else than In Colorado " oul1
you expect the return OF the age Of Coldl
! can almost hear tho heavenly footsteps. and
almost feel my hands ut up
To Aphrodlie. IKE golden gifted:
To bright apollo ana Pan"
DESvFR' Jan. Is. Posrr :. wItsox
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WHOLESALE NAFAL DEsrRrJoy,
over 500 Seamen sAid In Have Len ~.
North Atlantic Squadron

Wholesale desertions from the No.a
Atlantic squadron while it was IN NV.
during the Christmas holiday and 70,
three months previous. were admitted 81,
the navy yard in Brooklyn yesicrav O..
was said that more than son -o4nen q,
perienced men, had failed To- reuor, r..
duty after getting shore leave
The conditions among the sailors on ,b.
battleshps of the North Atlantic son5d
ron are said to be alarming The dissf
lection is such that there are fnv of,h,
old men left and the ships now engaged
in the manpuvres in southern waters ~,
manned by green crew.
THE cause OF this disafIection said o..
officer in charge Of one of the dnpartmsr,l.
OF the yard. lis the grayest thing poy
before the Navy Department The con..
Is not known-or at least have NOT bes,d
what II Is. II has been suggested tb.,
more frequent shore leave would he bena'
fetal to the service, but | don't think =,
The men who deserted in December hal
got frequent shore leave and finally lon f. D,
good on the Christmas HOLIDAYS
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STAMPING OF COIN AND sILTER
Congress Asked TO Forbid All Untru,hful
Marks-PctItion of Jew oilers

To regulate the stamping Of gold and
silver in the United States as ia done in
European countries is the object Of a
movement recently started in New York
among the manufacturers OF watches
watch cases and iewelry, which came to
the surface yesterday through the sending
TO Washington of a petition in favor Of the
proposed enactment.
This is an amendment to the Vreeland
bill, now before the Senate, a measure de-
signed to break up the fraudulent prac-
toes Of class of manufacturers who stamp
upon gold or silver articles the words
United States Assay or similar phrases
designed to deceive the public into the be-
lief that the Government certifes TO thu
fineness OF the metal. The amendment
goes further by forbidding all untrufhfuI
marks relative to the ineness Of gold silver
or alloy
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COMMERCE AFTER THE WAR.
An Opportunity for Americans Pointed
Out by the Japanese Consul-Generai.

Out Dl tut ~.
s. Uohida, the Japanese Consul General,
has risen to protest against the wild
and boastful utteranoes' attributed to him
at the Michigan Society dinner last week
by some Of the other newspapers. The
substance OF what he did say, Mr.. Uchida
writes to THE Sun. was this
Our country, as il Is we'll known to the
world is engaged in the struggle for our
national existence. Incidentally we are
fighting for the territorial integrity of China
and independence OF Corea. az well az the
open door policy in tho interests of other
nations having the commercial relations
with those two countries.
we have got to fight for other nations,
as we found 1t absolutely necessary TO do so
for the protection and safeguard Of our
own independence and national welfare.
Now, judging from the series of successes
for our arms in the past and also from the
present internal conditions OF Russia, |
think we have a reasonable chance for get
ting out Of the struggle with the final
triumph.
As soon as the war is over however,
Japan has to face new struggle, that Is,
international competition in commerce
and industries in our neighboring countrie1
as the result of their markets being thrown
open to all the rest Of the world on equal
terms. In this second struggle. IT Is our
earnest hope to have Americans as our
partners instead of rivals az the United
States is the traditional friend Of our coun-
try, whose friendships we can rely upon
with absolute faith
While Americans will DO able to assist
us in capital and energy we could assist
them by our influence, skill and knowledge
in handling matters in connection with
those countries There Is a large field OF
operation for business enterprises IN the
Far East and hope this country will send
out some experts upon the termination OF
the war and study the immense commercial
and industrial possibilities in those coun-
bination Of Americans and Japanese in those
enterprises will enable us to secure lions
share OF business in those quarters OF the
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