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prevalent among American Jews than
formerly when II cries out against their
assimilation with any other race only
Southern resentment Of any suggestion
Of a possible intermiIture Of white ana
negro blood by intermarriage Is 70 DO
compared with IL in intensity.
On the side Of the other races, TOO
there is now a stronger prejudice
against intermarriage with Jews than
existed when the Jews were relatively
few In the population. The great amount
a adverse Christian comment which is
made on the proposed marriage no"
under discussion affords an illustration
Of this.
Specifically, at least, the Jewish raoc'
as a race, seems therefore 70 be drawing
apart from the other races more decid-
edly than in the past, and at the same time
the others seem less disposed to inter-
mixture with IT, though on both sides
the merely religious separation has como
to count for comparatively little, and
association with Jews in trade, finance
and the professions is intimate.
Is II possible that in the assimilation
of white races which Is going on in this
country the Jews alone are TO be omitted'
The color distinction must always segre-
gate the negroes, but can the Jews, with
their close business association with the
other races, be kept apart permanently
or even long2 Do not the loud jewish
nyotesta against the proposed inteTmAr-
rage under discussion suggest that,
strong az the Jewish solidarity now
seems 10 be, there is among the utterers
of them q perception of the fact that the
sharp race distinction they would pre-
serve Is in danger Of obliteration ?
We ought 10 have no Jewish problem
in this country. 1t is inconsistent with
the principles Of our social and political
! organization.
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Mr.. Fairbanks and His Friends.

Washington sends the news that the
Hon. CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS lis
badly worried about the conditions OF
things in Indiana The Hoosier state
has seemed quite hearty, viewed from
a distance, but it appears that certain
unpatriotic and knavish men who dis
honor its fairest traditions are seeking
to prevent the nomination Of Mr.. FAIR
BANKS for President Of the United States
in the Republican national convention
in 1908. Mr.. FAIRBANKS has discovered
their purpose, and he is fully justified in
being worried about State that harboB
such disloyal hearts,
These Indiana traitors merit the con-
tempt Of all the world. On the very eve
of the conventions assembling, after
the issues Of the campaign have been
fully decided, when the lines on which
IL is 20 be fought have been laid down,
after the whole nation has proc laimed lie
iovolE allegiance 70 Mr.. FAIRBANKS,
when there is no time or opportunity for
that abused gentleman to I'LL the places
made vacant, they desert him without
warning, take him by surprise while he
Is in the very act Of revising his speech
of acceptancel Was ever haser act
known in politics?
Whether the defe ~tion Of DURBIN,
WIsHATr, FoULKE, BEvERIDGE, SHIELD
LER and The others who are charged with
being the ringleaders in this betrayal Of
the impetuous Indianapolis statesman
can be overcome Is a serious question.
If the nominating convention is he'd in
July, 1908, there remain only a little more
than tn. ty-eight months in which Mr..
FAIRBANKS may undo the damage they
have caused. Il is a short, all too short,
period, but Mr.. FAIRBANKs is a man OF I'M
firing energy, great resources, immense
originality and political skill. He may
be able 10 do much thst to less gifted men
seems impossible Let him bend 70 the
task. Perhaps the efforts Of his enemies
may prevail in 1908, but Mr.. FAIRBANKS
should remember that, late in the day as
is il for him TO accomplish anything for
1908, the campaign Of 1912 has only just
begun, and he has fair start to build
his boom for that.
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ing the Chanoellors order and the proc
lamation Of Dr. STUHLMANE, the acting
Governor, instructing all officials In the
districts and at the military posts and
stations TO spread this information
among the natives.
In 1890 sixteen OF the Powers agreed
TO cooperate In the suppression OF raid
ing for slaves and OF the export slave
trade. The war upon these evils has
practically eXtinguished slave exports
and nearly wiped out the murderous
business of attacking helpless natives
with firearms simply to enslave them.
But Germany IL the first TO move
against the institution Of slavery itself.
1t has carried out, one by one, the sue
cesslve steps in a policy which was out
lined six years ago. 1t recognizes the
fact that it will take time 70 uproot an
institution older than the Egyptian pyra-
nids and imbedded in the lives and GUS
toms OF the natives. In applying its
new policy the Government has thus far
adopted plans by which slaves may
gradually purchase their freedom; II
compels tribes that have been brought
fully under control to provide for their
slaves in sickness and old age; masters
are required to give their bondmen a
third Of their time in which to work for
themselves; and after the close OF this
year no more children are to DO born
into slavery in a part OF equatorial
Africa that is twice as large as Ger
many and has 0,OOO, 900 inhabitants.
Germany did not adopt this policy
because hapless slaves we're eager for
freedom. The fact is that most OF them
are well treated, their bondage is OF a
mild type, and they accept it as matter
Of course. Slavery permeates every part
OF barbarous Africa, and in many tribes
there are more slaves than freemen.
Germany holds, however that in the
long run it will he infinitely better for
the natives and their development to
e1terminate slavery root and branch
but it will avoid precipitancy that would
do more harm than good.
Germanys policy is prudent, wise and
farseeing. The end of another genera
ton will probably witness the end OF
slavery in this large part Of Africa
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A BO.tonIanY view Of Boston.

To TIE EDITcs or THK SUN-Sir: Some yeArs
ago, quoting from private letter and. therefore
hadly supprcssinT my Identity you published ny
then oplnion that there are more damned ertnkt
10 the square inch Of territory IN Boston than In
any part OF The known world and 10 day you hss
why II II that the weird collection Of magazine
Announcemen,s,- which you edltonhH review.
lands Itself set forth In Boston periodical and In
none other In the civilized world"
answer. because those whose business II Il 10
make money out Of the decisions Of mankind VII
know that there are morc hopelessly damned orAukS
In this demcntsd city than IA all iAe civilized world
and that there Is substantial proht 10 be made oy
catering 70 their muluvBnous alterations.
DO not understand me 70 Intimate thal theIe arc
M really sane oitEsns 10 Boston. That could not.
Of course, be truthfuly afrmsd while Nr. Garrison
and Mr.. Atkinson remain with us.
BOSTON, Aprl H. BosfohlAN'
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railway agencies and private enterprises
arc uniting q perfect measures Tor drawing
Immigration TO tho South from abroad and
from other part Of the Union. During TINS
generation. ever during the present decade
Il Is not unreasonable 10 expect that mil
lions OF new settlers will be added 10 the
south. Forty years have passed since the
OWL war: Ia forty years more the popula-
tion Of the South viii have increased 40
greatly and undergone a change In ib ele'
ments 30 radical that there "a no esuInaung
the profound social and political changes
which will result.
Charleston 90 It Is now, little changed
since 1870, viii have passed away COM
pletely Ivy the middle Of this century, and,
though there will be great material gain,
doubtless, not less assuredly VIII there be
a sad loss. The reposo Of this beautiful
town viii DO gone, the refined simplicity OF
lie life will give place TO strenuous not
vulgar complexlty, and the gentle and
gracious courtesy and hospitality OF the
present win be succeeded by the scramblinE
and climbing end elboWing OF . more pros
porous era. New and ooarser standards OF
social measurement win be adopted. Az It
u now, birth and breeding receive respect
and command social prominence without
regard 70 accidents Of material eircurn-
stances. Charleston In 1905 is In its social
spirit very much az ] remember Boston and
New York In 1855 II Is q distnctively
American community, with tie highest
virtues, II also the weaknesses, Of the AmeTt-
can character. Now Ia the time 10 see II.
the most beautiful Of American cities, and
enjoy lie reposeful cultivation, for the day
Of a new and rude and busting Charleston
Is approaching. C.
CHARLESTON, April IL.
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Professionalism 10 keep pace with the
growth Of the population, b. generally
that 1T cannot como at It's own people
for the crowd that hides them Inc
real cause, however, would seem TO DO
that the increase OF the population Is
chiefly Of people who are rellgiously
antlpathetlc to Protestantism-homan
Catholics and Jews This Is indicated
by the facts that in the districts OF ths
town where the density Of population
almost wholly foreign, Is above lSl per.
sons 10 the acre less than per cent OF
the people are Protestants, while IN the
dstricts Of less density the percentage
In IA
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The Cra1iest Town in Massachusetts


A despatch from the meads Of Agawam
TO our next door neighbor the Tribune u
food for thought to every sociologisI
Springfield IL abou, the erahes' town in the
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts according !" tn'
SECRETARY Of the Stats Board OF Insanity
Thus Springfield has a new and ten
derer claim upon the feeling heart. why
is Springfield about the craziest town In
Massachusetts Of the many maniasf The
answers cited are futile. Municipal
problems; malaria: fats; too blamed
serious no sporting blood: more OF
these hits the bullseye. The insanity OF
Springfield is no ordinary malady. 1t Is
harmless possession Of two kinds.
Notice the eyes OF one variety OF the
Springfield possessed eyes in a fine
frenzy rolling. NAT LEES eyes had
that rotary motion. Salute and venerate
these revolving windows of thrice happy
souls. Theirs is the divine madness OF
poets. These eye-rollers are members OF
the Sam Bowles Nature Singers Guild.
They wander on metrical feet through
the meads. They hunt the crocus and
cowslip. BowLEs and the other birds
sing them TO sleep and TO waking.
The other class OF possessed has a
rigid staring, projecting eyeban. Each
pupil has before it always little brown
brother boloing a satrap in the Hell oil
War These seers are happy, too. They
see despotism getting its deserts.
Baseball and golf and the ponies are
for the vulgar. The elect spirits OF
Springfield know higher joys. They are
TO be praised, not pitied.
The other folks should be sent to sane
/ aavluma
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On nemncrntic Fortune.

The Democratic party Of the State OF
New York Is in a somewhat different po-
sition from the national organization.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT corralcd Democrats into
the Republican fold. oDRLL is driving
Republicans out.
The leaders Of the New York State
Democracy are not necessarily the most
wise and prudent Of statesmen and po-
lltical managers. They don't have to be-
They are fortunate in their opponents
They can count on the aid Of a Repub-
llean Legislature which seems sincerely
dssirous Of handing the State Govern
ment to the Democrats.
Dragged into power by Mr.. RoosE-
YELTs popularity; kicked out by their
own fool acts: Is that TO be the record
of the Republican State organization
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Marriage OF Jswes, and ChrI,tian.

To TEE Enron or THE Sun Sir: In q
certain old book runs this saying: Tbs
heart moweth It's own bitterness: ana
stranger doth not intermeddle with It's SOY.
The publicity, not 70 cay notoriety, given
70 the recent engagement Of Miss Rose har-
riet Pastor 10 Mr.. Stokes proves that the
latter half OF this prOverb has fallen into
desuetude In these days Of self-explottStion.
I am a stranger 70 Miss Pastor and as such
am old fashioned enough to believe that
have no right to intermeddle with her JOY;
but as a Jew ] clalm that II is my prerogative
20 protest against the repeated statements
that this young woman. either by her life OF
her writings, represents Orthodox Judaism.
To some IL may come a. a surprise that this
indicate Haunting OF private Affairs, this
making capital OF most sacredly intimate
feelings is repuEnant 10 the truly orthodox
Jew. with his emotional reserve In the face
Of the world. But -the fair woman which
is without discretion" is the peculiar property
Of no one people.
This is merely by the way. That Miss
Pastor is a free agent and may marry Chris
tIan II she chooses no one will deny; but when
she presumss TO exalt the selfish qualification
OF her love into a Misrepresentation OF Juda-
ism then every jew resents II. Why. II she
is 80 TRANQUILITY sure that she is In the right.
does che rush into print with oatchpenny
sensationRlism, seeking 20 justify her stepf
IN story OF hbTbs recently puulhhoa III OhN
OF the evening papers she has deliberately
held up the unlovely side OF ghetto Judaism
she has besmirohed her people that her de-
sertlon might stand excused. She might
| with advantage read an old old story, wherein
| certain cons walked backward with averted
faces aud covered their fathers shame. In
/ this constant seeking 70 justify herselt, she
/ is revealing that Christian association has
not been able TO give her what she lacked -
! a Jcwess dignity and loyalty.
As she Is a renegade, she Is not uuauhed 70
4 express the Jewish view on tntermarriage
! any more than Benedict Arnold would have
! beNn competent TO voice American pAtTto tam
! amer he became a British Colonel. And u =
/ true Jewish feeling that protest against her
! presumption In giving forth her esousuc
1 emans tons as expressions Of Judaism;
! A woman Who IL, 70 quote Mr.. stokes, .
! Jewess only as the Apostles we're Jews, a
! Christian In faith" y / Of q Jewess az all. II
7 Mr. stokes has been rightly quoted ana u
what he says Is truth, then the ouuetton q
| advertised settlement house romance, lot
| Miss Pastor has been converted from the
| faith OF her fathers and estTanRed nom the
| faithful ones among her people II, this
! young woman has gone over 70 the Christian
/ church let her be honest enough 70 come
! out and say so. This comparison OF Der
( spiritual status 70 that Of the Apostles Il
, WhIch is shei II she has become convert
| TO Christiauity she is not qualified 70 repre-
sent Judaism, and II che is eth Jewess she
| must know In her heart Of hearts that Jews
! OF every shade OF belief condemn her step,
NEW YORK, April ~ JACOB LAZARhA.
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The Last Hostile Comes In.

The Hon. JAMRs X. VARDAMAN, Gov
ernor Of Mississippi is strongly Amerind
Of liueaments and halr, but he has not
the Amerind temperament. He can
forgive. Expressing himself with the
high colored imagery and nervous
tomahawk manner Of the children Of the
forest, he spoke hot words Of the Great
Father at Washington. Now he buries
the Ratchet. Kindly smoke rises from
his pipe Of peace. Perpetual Indian
summer wraps him round:
with 81 my hear, I wish M. RoosEvElT wen
and an willing to overlook his pecunan;les and lido
syncracles. should Ike to be friends with him"
SO cracks OF tho last dGub Of war
paint. The bob cat whirls around in
happy pursuit Of its own tail. The Wolf
clan changes It's totem and adopts tho
lamb. The long peace has begun
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ANN ARBor. Mich. Arril ~.
A pl.n for Momrn sehooIteaeher,.

To rHH EprroE or THE SrS-Sir, We have
the extraordinary spectacle Of woman IN PhilA
delphia being dismissed A. principal OF q school
and two years later winning a suit for damages
for SANDER against the man who dismissed her.
This draws attention 70 the unjust and unnecNs
sary burden placed upon our schoolteacherS, that
OF being suhi>ct 10 the whims o. local boards OF
education. The teacher OF to-day has varied
and dlncult problems always confronting her,
and the mental strain Of teaching widely dlTerent
Ip'sll.c,s the same subject sdioi 20 the strain OF
dscipllne make her life hard one n she Be true
teacher, living for her work.
Local boards too often get into the hands OF a
cIaue who exploit the school system tor their
avn benent more or less openly. Some boards
sppolnt friends a. teachers instead OF the best
applicants. and other boards allow the schools 70
nun themselves with actual supervision or knowl-
edge OF what Is really being done.
In such cases the men arc usually more or lees
prominent and having absolute control over The
terms OF service and salary Increases OF teacher,
add the aid OF the teachers 70 the many ArliAuonl
Of the members Of the board. Thus laws are often
openly ylolAted. nobody dares oppose such power.
M interests, and abuses 60 unchecked.
The school laws should be amended. Political
influence often blocks action on the part OF State
h,Ards Of education. An enforcement OF the
school laws BY state authorities Is called Inter
ference instead Of duty"
Applicants for teaching positions should have q
term OF pruhatlon, and afteT o'rcfui observation,
should, II satisfactory. be appointed for nfe. Re,
rnoyAl should be only on SPECIFIC written charges
Emily proved An indefinite term OF employment or
shorter one than for life puts the teacher al the
mercy OF 700 often prejudiced or meroenAry men
"a his condition should not confront those "a
vhom we intrust our children and whose care OF
lark Of care IL 40 vital 70 their Intellectual Aad
moral development.
inc state authorities should be compelled y
protsct the weak individual against the strong
combination.
Tbs teacher has her troubles, and our Legislation,
should give her all possible protection. A. j.
Ami
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AehooI HoIIdaHa.

To I'M EDITOR or The sUN-sir; DO not care
"a mace myself on record a. Advocating Assembly
man Murrhy's bin 70 make the nrst Friday IN June
~ each year hcreAftsr . statutory public school
holiday IN our borough, but you must remember
tha, the whole week preceding Easter And known
az Holv week s practically Catholic institution.
,nd protestant and jewish chndrcn and those af
non believers must loss . whole weeks school be-
r.use the Catholics have their way.
n the Catholics can have a week. you must not
M surprised when the ProtestAnts ask for day.
SThIe they do not demand holidays, still the Jews
,t.v away from school on their fast days, &C. II
re- were a. strong legslavely, as the ProtesAuts
ar ihe catholics, they, too, would he demanding
holidays. EDWARD u. HERRsoHAFr.
BRooKITR, April a.
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The Universal Tag.

We grieve 70 say that the Hon. VIII
LIAM II. HoRNIDGE, member OF the
Assembly for the Twenty-second dis
trict. doesn't remember LoT's wife. de
has given up, for the present, his bill TO
establish a State Butchers Commission
for the purpose of examining, licensing
and registering the butchers and heshes
of the state Of New York. These gentle
men have grounds for anger. Is their
business less important, less worthy OF
the vigilant eye and restraining hand OF
the State than the BARRIERS trader Can
any man with a just sense OF the dignity
of the State have any confidence IN a
chuck steak, not 20 say cats meat, carved
and doled out by an une1amined, I'M
registered and unlicensed handT
Perhaps we do HoRNIDGE an injustice.
Perhaps no recoils onlyto take longer
Jump. 1t NAV be that his statesmans-
like vision beholds a more comprehensive
and majestic act. Why shouldn't every
trade, profession, vocation and avoca-
ton be inspected and supervised by the
State? Does not the great heart OF the
people long for a few more State COM
missions? License every man who can
pass the examination and make him
wear due tag, label and number. A man
Is at least as good as an automobile.
Every trade, that Is, but Legislators
They can be identified by their halos.
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Free BLACK Babies In East Africa.

The German Chancellor, Count Won
BULow, sent an order 10 the Governor Of
German East Africa on Dec ~ last
insSucting him 70 announces that all
children OF slaves in that colony born
after Dec. 81, 1905, would be free. The
Chancellor quoted the laws adopted in
1900 and 1901 providing for the gradual
abolition Of slavery in the colony.
We have received the Amhieher An
seigsr, published at DSr-ee-snlaAn. the
capital Of the colony, on Feb. Is, contain
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CORE4 AND JAPAN.
HIdeyoshi TpKoS Dream OF Conquest
400 Years ASO.

To TIE Enron OF THE sUN Sir: In refer
ence 20 your editorial entitled TOGO and
Roiestvensky, published April -. may l
call your attention to the fact that the Jana
uese conquest Of CoreA was not made under
Iyevasu, but under Hideyoshi 1aiko, the
predecessor OF IyeyAsu. Hideyoshi became
the Resent OF the Emperor. succeeding NO
bunaga. and, after bringinc the country
under bis control. he entered into hib great
task 20 conquer Corea. IL was in 1892.
The war continued until Hideyoshi dies
in 1898 Hideyoshrs plan was not only N
conquer Corea. but also China. which was
always behind Corea IN making trouble
AGAINST Japan Hideyosh was succeeded by
lvevasu. who became the founder OF the
TokugawA shogunate lyeyasu was Rreal
statesman in Japan. but his policy was not
aggressive abroad but was q unity the Thole
Japan under the more consolidated tendalisn
He closed m the country arsinst ,iorelrn
countries and checIe ed the original jana
nose EXPANDING mind. This caused the
Me II revolution IN 1894
IN Hideyoshi had not Died TIL few yeat
later. not only CoroA. but q greater part oi
China would have been hrourht under the
Rising Sun ia. Nav. not only Corea and
China but the the whole Of Russia would have
been subjugated by the japanese. ,
ANN ARBou Mich, Anril H.
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Religious Divisions OF the Population
OF New York,

The organization called the Federation
Of Churches has gained a reputation for
remarkable thoroughnoss and accuracy
in the gathering of social and religious
statistics OF New York, and, where these
cannot be secured precisely, for the in
telligence and fairness with which It's
estimates on the subject are made.
The last number of its official publica-
ton, the Federation, estimates that tho
population of New York last year was
S,945 9O7, divided thus between the Dor
oughs:
Manhattan e.. o.. 7.o0o7s2 oueens. HISS
The Bronx. 2sO.7S Richmond...... 7o.372
Brooklyn ........ i.S5s23S
According TO this estimate, the increase
Of the population Of New York as a whole
was 5OS,7O over the number returned
BY the census Of 1870. The State census
OF this year will show how near this esti-
mate is to the fact.
Another estimate Of the Federation
distributes this population, as 70 religion,
thus:
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Take 70 the timber tan
on the lcftiost mountain TOP,
And cut your yeli-its sure death kntu
II your night seronAdes dont stop.
Lope tn you cross the line;
colorado n bot this date;
Ie-s strenuous times and cooler cllmo
Youu hnd IN some nearby sute.
Car al your BOYS and Cirs
In the Thompson seton mode,
Ten 'em this tale till they all Turn pale,
And then lev 'sm taste the road.
Beware OF q fow-eyed man,
With a vida and cordial smile
II you see him around, starr In and pound
The tran for a hundred mile.
.. AAUucI MoRHn