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From a Chicago Youngster.

Chicago is suffering from her new post
Office, situated in the Federal Building
that was begun in 1897. The structure
is "a dream Of architectural beauty" but
the mail is sorted in rooms dark and con-
gested" and is delayed frequently from
twelve to .twenty-four hours, the clerks
must work overtime, and the employees
and business community long for the
old quarters on the lake front, which
were not particularly handsome but
we're we'll adapted for the use to which
they were put. To return to the old
quarters is out Of the question and there
fore Chicago wants more money for
clerks and improvements absolutely es-
sential if the business ID to be carried on
as it should be, In support Of these de-
mands the Hon. CHARLES MCGAvIN, who
got into Congress most unexpectedly in
1904, addressed the House on April 8.
A plain, businesslike appeal he made,
setting forth in detail the needs of his
city. Attempting to place the respon-
sibility for the existing conditions he
said: .
The question has been asked numerous times
as TO who is responsible for the conditions which
prevail In Chicago. and II Is usually sought to
shoulder q great deal OF the responsibility upon
the architect and the contractors. They may be
In a measure responsible, but there are also other
causes. The present post once in Chicago, having
been begun In 1907, following the panic OF the imme-
dlato preceding years. It was Impossible FOR the
Treasury Department or the contractors to antlci-
pate the great prosperity that was to come so soon
to this country. IL was Just as impossible for them
TO foresee the enormous Increase In the post ONCE
business Of Chicago as II was for you and l. Mr..
the black night OF business chaos and disaster
should rise the sun OF prosperity. more radiant
In her beauty. moro magnificent In her splendor
and moro constant In her devotion than she had
ever been since her amorous lips first kissed the
cheek of this blushing young republic"
The Republican Representatives as
sembled in the Congress of this blushing
young republic applauded Mr.. McGAvIN.
The Democratic Representatives did not.
Mr.. MCGAvIN has reached the age of 50.
His district is normally Democratic by
5000, yet he carried it by 1000 plurality.
His oratorical ability is as yet unknown
to the nation at large. Perhaps he will
not be returned to the Sixtieth Congress,
but a man who can find such rhetorical
inspiration in the cramped and unsatis-
factory quarters OF Ills post office GER
tainly deserves reelection.
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On Saturday the President is to pro-
nounce the formal address at the grave
of the Man With the Muck Rake. These
gentlemen who have occupied so much
of the attention of the people have had
their day. They have inundated them
selves on the altar of their own activities
1t was a great day while it lasted, but
it became too hot. The Muck Rakers
worked merrily for a time in their own
bright sunshine, and an unthinking
populace %applauded their performance
Now there are few to do them rever-
ence. They themselves are to be SHOW
elled out with the aid of the vigorous
Executive elbow.
These rather too strenuous reformers
thought they saw the wicked flourish
ing like green bay trees, saw the national
Capitol as a whited sepulchre full Of all
uncleanness, and could discover no good
in anything or anybody. IT'S a wicked
world no doubt, and the times are per-
haps a little out of joint; but the Muck
Rakers have failed to show that the best
way to cure a patient is to tell him how
frightfully i'll he is. So they pass. The
funeral will be largely attended, but few
will weep.
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HOLDING HANDS IN THE MOONLIGHT.

SftSA a"fSe ~ a--
From he Chicago Record Herald.
| held her hand that summer eve-the silvery moon
was shining bright;
Her soft black eyes gaLed into mine and seemed to
say YOUR re right. all right
Adown the lane we slowly strolled-ah. twas an
"ootsey tootsey" night
When Gwendolyn and | held hands while walking
In the pale moonlight,
Fen should | live a thousand years III ne'er forget
her optics bright:
Nor the pressure OF her little hand, II was so soft
and lily white. .
Her beauteous charms l see again as II 'twere only
yesternlght;
There's nothing half so sweet In life as "spooninE-
in the pale moonlight.
Since then I've held some pretty hands that helped
to make my pocket light;
The flush. the straight and other -mit,s" have nearly
broke me many a night.
But my advice 10 all young men Is play them TO
your bosom tight.
And never cit between two gents unless you know
that both are right.
81 am far from pleased with my latest ertlsion. .
said the Alderman. "but the bunch at Kinks place
said II would be a hit. 90 I give Il 10 the public With
this apology. II IL hadn't been raining / could
have put over peach. for I'm right at home In the
'googly' vein, Another thing, a fellow can't pack
a trunk and write poetry at the same time. Ileave
for Colorado Springs Monday evening, and / was
packing up while trying 10 write. When you write
poetry you've got to put your whole mind on your
have somebody asking II you can shut the lid Of
this trunk OF giving orders where to put her hats.
| don't think q poet ought TO pack trunks any
NAV"
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Another View Of the subsidy Question

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-SH; There ls suti
a thing as killing the goose for the sake OF 10
golden egg. and to deliberately make q target q
Great Britain. Americas best customer. Is q Siep
toward antagonlsm, The United states lsn'
meets with my unbounded approval. nolwiihstand
ing II practically shuts the door TO most OF GTtH
Brtaln's products. On the other hand, GrealbH'sa
takes nearly 90 per cent. Of Americas exports
Surely this enormous volume Of business 's'
benefits every class In America Is worthy OF some
consideration, and undoubtedly II is logical ''
the man who comes 10 your door and buys your
products should have a voice In the matter OF DE-
livery. Consequently, II America desires to Fe'ha
the good will OF Great Britain as a cusionle'' le' h1
carry away her purchases.
Aside from this fact II Is manltestly unjust nav
the nation should bear the burden OF eApen"
toward helping to build or subsldize a mcrcsnu'
navy. which undoubtedly would enrich the pocks"
OF q few magnates Interested.
BY all means build up American shipping Vn
do II alone. unaided. fairly and squarely. R,,
resort 70 artificial means In seeking financial W
from the Government. II. however, the slo'p
bill becomes law. which Is rather improbable. Wv
consequences will naturally fol .ow that G"'
Britain will retaliate and Impose such duties I"
American products as TO exclude them from 40
markets, by which the whole nation would ssnn
twofold injury-loss OF a customer and 'aAs"'
for boats that might be laid up for want o. Ta0N''
WHEELING, W. Va, April o. Eippt''
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Is the Government a Rebate raker.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS-Sir: Con.
sidering the present great agitation on tt
Hepburn rate bill, perhaps you can inform
me how the United States Government, oned
the largest receivers Of rebates In the county,
~reconclles itself to this state of things;
II a shipper or consignee receives a rebsl
in any form, he is guilty of a felony and ai
be punished.
When the United States Government hp
a shipment Of armor plate from Bethlehem,
Pa, or guns or gun carriages from Sand1
Hook, N. j., destined to San Francisco, Cal,
or Astoria, Ore, 1t solicits bids from IA
various railroads for the transportatlon q
same to destination.
The tariff rate on guns and gun carriage
carloads, for instance from Chicago, ILL.,, y
Astoria, Ore, is $2.25 per 100 pounds tA.
proportion accruinR to roads for haul. Chicar
TO st. Paul OF Minnesota Transfer, Mtnt,
ia 81 cents; the established land grant alloVk
the Government is 2l.05 per cent. whka
makes q net rate Of 20 cents per hundfH
pounds which the roads should receive.
Hundreds OF tons have been shipped "
the Government during the past year 81
from 8H to 81 cents per hundred pounds. u
bid by various roads.
Therefore. If it is such an outrageous rin'
for the individual TO accept a cut rate, why
is It not equally Vicious for the Govern
ment TO accept bids OF from 81 TO s.. cent
per hundred pounds. when they know ihi
net tariff rate is 26 cents2 EQUALITY
NEW YORK. April IL. =,
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Morality and the Public Health.

In the public conveyances throughout
| the metropolis the health ordinances
| of the city require that there shall be
posted notices to the effect that splitting
upon the floor is unlawful and may be
punished By fine Or imprisonment, or
both. Further, it has been or should
be made a punishable offence to expec-
| torate upon the sidewalks and streets,
or upon floors of public buildings.
The wisdom Of these ordinances is
now generally recognized for the reason
that through the press, from the plat
form and by the dissemination Of printed
lectures the people at large have been
educated to an appreciation OF the dan
gers Of the spread of tuberculosis or
consumption. They have learned that
the germs Of this disease are contained
by millions in the matter elected from
the lungs and throat of a consumptive
in a single expectoration, which, drying,
become mixed with particles Of dust, or
float free in the atmosphere to be inhaled
and thus made agents in the infection
Of others.
UOhN NEbLE1 i Nv lOuilo0l VI G1StllOu-
ism, sounded the keynote Of modern
hygiene when he paraphrased BAcoN's
epigram as Cleanliness is indeed next
to goodness"
The surgical practice Of to-day and the
tremendous strides that have been made
in this department of science are based
upon this maxim. Listerism and asep-
sis are only new words for cleanliness.
The astonishingly low death rate fol-
lowing wounds received by Japanese
soldiers in the late war with Russia ia
accounted for in great measure by their
extreme personal cleanliness. The or
ders of the medical staff were as i'm
plicitly obeyed as those given by the
officers of the line. Before going into
| the great battle of the Sea of Japan and
before the engagements on land every
Japanese sailor and soldier was made
to wash his body thoroughly and to put
on clean underclothes.
The moral life is just as essential to the
protection Of the body from disease as
is personal cleanliness.
There are diseases of which the general
public knows little or nothing which in
their results are as disastrous to life, to
health and to happiness as is consump-
ton, which, on account Of its destruc-
| tiveness, has been justly named "the
Great White Plague"
Should they not be taught to realize
the gravity of these constantly increas-
ing dangers which threaten our modern
| social organization?
Plain speech is sometimes necessary.
Can one doubt for a moment that il
mankind were aware of the fact that 90
per cent. of all cases Of locomotor ataxia
and most of the paralytic attacks, that
SO per cent. of all the deaths from in
Aammatory diseases peculiar to women,
at least so per cent. of all the operat ions
known in gynecology, as we'll as 80 per
cent. of all the blindness in infancy and
childhood, were due to these diseases,
transmitted by men as a result of i'm
moral sexual association, a n believe
for a moment that with this knowledge
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Former Rules OF the House.

"" Wv n ~
Representative j. Warren Keller OF Ohio WAS
Speaker Of the House a quarter OF a century ago.
In the days Of Garield. when the problems growing
out OF the civil war were stil In the fore. For A
few minutes yesterday he was prevailed upon 70
tell Of the rules OF the House when he presided
over II.
I'VE never knew a leader on either side Of the
House when | was Speaker. said Mr.. Keller. When
q bill was reported out there was a man In charge
OF It. OF course. but there was no such man TO speak
for either Democrats or Republicans as we have
now. Mon were not recognized by previous ar.
rangement, As they arose In their seats they
were recognized. the only discrimination being
that we tried TO even the time between the opposing
sides. There were no special rules brought In 10
put through legislation, and they were unknown.
There was greater independence among the In
dividual members OF the House than now. How
ever, I do not cntcise the present rales OF the
House. There has always been talk against the
tyranny Of the Speaker. The House is larger now
than It was when ! was Speaker, and such rules
may be necessary now 10 govern the House prop
frly."
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The Next House.
From the Wall Street journal.

From inc wan street journal,
"The present House OF Representatives Is
composed of 252 Republicans and 1873 Demo-
Gratis, giving a Republican majority of liz.
Mr.. Grlggs and Mr.. Hearst. or Mr.. Hearst and
MIR. Griggs, In order to ca pture the next House,
which will be the Sixtieth Congress. will be
compelled TO lasso hfty-eight seats and not
lose a single one they now hold. Such a
performance would be little short Of a politi-
cal revolution. Till Sun.
So it would, so It would. But-and this Is a
point which THE Sun overlooks political
revolutions are by no means a rarity in this
country. We have had a steady succession
of them. It might be said they come with
almost the regularity Of financial panics.
Take the political revolution that occurred
in 1894. Two years before the Democratic
candidate for President had swept the coun-
try, and the House of Representatives had
elected 2l9 Democrats. 100 Republicans and
~ Populists. Yet in 1894 there was a swing
the other way that amounted to a complete,
revolution, and In the Congressional elections
Of that year the Republicans elected PA menu
bers. against ITO Democrats and Z unattached.
In other words. the Republicans gained 100
votes in the House Of Representatives, or
90 more than would be needed by the Demo-
Gratis this year to gain mastery OF that body.
If IL be argued that this election took place
in a year Of p~rofount financial prostration
ana III the lnluule VI an uHpOpuiui dliC
administration this objection may est be
met by going back to the general election
Of 1882. Two years before, that a Republican
President had been elected. and a House of
Representatives composed OF l52 Republicans,
1888 Democrats and 8 unattached. Yet in
1882 there was a political revolution that re-
suited In the election Of 1914 Democratic mem
bers OF the House Of Representatives. with
only 100 Republicans and IL unattached. 1t is
OF interest to note that In this case the Demo-
Gratis gained just 50 seats. or one more than
would be necessary for them to gain this year
in order to control the House of Representa-
tives. There are not a few points Of resem-
blance between the conditions in 1882 and
those In 1909, both being years OF great flnan-
cial and Industrial prosperity. both being years
of Republican administration. and yet both
years OF sharp division in the Republican
ranks.
1t is indeed a great task that lies before the
Democratic party to capture So additional
seats In the House of Repre- sentatives. 1t 10
too early as yet to say whether they Tan ac-
complish 1t or not; but 1t is wrong to take 1t
for granted that the feat Is impossible, There
are many indications Of political restlessness
among the people. There are going to be
SOM surprising results in the elections Of
November, and Il Is the part OF wisdom for
business interests to be prepared for them.
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For almost q third OF a century FRANK
P. CHURCH was a leading editorial writer
in the service OF this newspaper. The late
CHARLES A. DANA had been in control of
THE Sun for only about five years when
Mr.. CHURCH began to contribute to the
columns Of this page. How we'll he served
the readers OF THE Sun during hat long
period Of professional activity. with what
truth OF perception, vigor and originality
of thought and excellence OF literary art he
did his share Of the work that is merged in
anonymity once every t~wenty-four hours
those few can understand who are able to
distinguish the individual features that
make the composite. At this time, with the
sense Of personal loss strong upon us, we
know Of no better or briefer way to make
the friends Of THE Sun feel that they too
have lost a friend than to violate custom
by indicating him as the author OF the
beautiful and often republished editorial
article affirming the existence Of SANTA
CLAUS, in reply TO the question OF a little
girl. These were his concluding lines:
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see
what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil
covering the unseen world which not the strongest
man, nor even the united strength Of all the strong
est men that ever lived. could tear apart. Only
faith, fancy, poetry, love. romance can push aside
that curtain and view and picture the supernal
beauty and glory beyond. Is II all realf All.
VIRGINIA, In all this world there Is nothing else
real and abiding.
n o SANTA CLAUSE Thank GOD he lives and he
lives forever. A thousand years from now, vIR-
oIs1A. nay. ten times ten thousand years from
now. he will continue to make glad the heart Of
childhood"
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English, Dutch and American bank
ers have agreed, it seems, to make a
loan nominally ~aggregating $3.50, 0Oo, 900,
which, however, az the bonds will be
issued at IS, will net Russia only about
$4O0, 900, OOO. If all even Of this latter
sur were available the reactionists
might be able to convince the Gar that
a Parliament was s%uperhuous, AS a
matter of fact, $l25, 900 900 mus be used
to pay the short bonds recently put
forth. The remaining $275 ,0OO. 900 will
by no means suffice to cover the eX-
~traordinary expenses incurred in war, in
famine relief and in the deficit in the
current budget. AS we have formerly
pointed out, $500, 0OO, 600 will be required
for this purpose alone. After meeting
pressing demands, therefore, there will
be no surplus left in the hands OF the
Government, which consequently will
have no motive for breaking its promise
to introduce representative institutions.
There seems to have been a good rea-
son for making the loan now, instead
Of waiting, as was originally proposed,
until all past and present loans should
have been guaranteed by the national
legislature. The French bankers and
their coadjutors appear to have been
convinced that unless Russia should
obtain a large amount of money within
q month she would be unable to pay the
interest on her outstanding debt, or, in
other words, would be driven into
bankruptcy,
The elections have brought not a few
surprises. The return, indeed, OF Pro-
fessor MILIUKoFF of st. Petersburg and
Mr.. PETRUNKEvITcH Of Tver, one Of
whom Is likely to be the Parliamentary
leader Of the Constitutional Democrats,
might have been taken for granted.
Unexpected, however, must have been
the including of two Jews in the Pro-
gressive delegation chosen by the prov
ince of Grodno. The Jews have been
even more successful in the province of
Minsk, having elected four out of seven
members OF the national assembly. No
doubt they will manage to secure a good
many more representatives in the prov
inces included within the so-called jew
ish pale. The behavior Of the peasants
must have been in a high degree disap-
pointing to the r~eactionists. In almost
every district they sent to the electoral
college the most highly educated persons
among their class. Especially was this
the case in the Volga region and the
central provinces, where famine and
agrarian disorder have prevailed. In
the border province Of Ufa the Oren-
burg Cossaoks, who have been supposed
to be devoted to the %autooracy, have re-
turned a solid Progressive delegation,
consisting Of four Russians and six
Mussulmans. In the province OF Taurida
the Crimea) the peasants chose a Social
Revolutionist. In the province of Sa-
mara, also, they elected a Socialist by
an immense majority.
Under the circumstances it seems to
be good advice which Count WITTE is
said to be pressing on his imperial
master, namely, that without waiting for
the meeting of the Parliament he issue
forthwith, on his wi authority, a truly
liberal Constitution. 1t is better to grant
reforms voluntarily than to have them
wrung from you.
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In the modernization Of China the devel-
opment of the railroads Of the ancient en-
pire is an important factor. A law recently
enacted by the Chinese Government calls
for the taking up by purchase and con-
demnation Of all railroads in the country
now under the control Of foreign capitalists,
and forbids the granting Of further railroad
concessions to foreign promoters. China
means to run her own railroads and thus
open up that vast mysterious interior" to
the commerce Of the world.
AS a preliminary to the process OF Gov
eminent acquisition two Chinese commits
sioners, TuNo CHAo Hu and HU TsINo, are
now in this country to study our systems
OF railroad construction and management.
Mr.. TsISo is president Of the Szechuen
University, a technical college, and 10 super
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What Fashion Reporting should Be.

from He SnrI0ridI An journal.
Ease and luxury are good things. a lofty self
sumclency is undoubtedly comfortable. a conserva-
tlsm that develops as age creeps on and the blood
grows colder and crawls more slowly through the
veins may seem the accumulation OF knowledge
and the acme OF wisdom when the pockets arc full;
but successful fashion reporting now demands
incessant labor and untiring care, unselnshness
In the production Of the very best that the cult
waited mind. trained hand and educated experience
can give, and a radIcAllsm that al once selzes upon
svery change that Is a step In advance, and leaps
from the beaten track into new roads, or blaEes
It's way through richer growths,
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in mind the public would not take steps
to lessen the possibilities of these in
fections?
There is in New York city an organiza-
ton known as the Society of Sanitary
and Moral Prophylaxis. which has un-
dertaken the delicate and difficult task
of enlightening the public upon this
important subject. 1t is entitled to the
moral support of all persons who have
at heart the welfare of mankind.
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Tho "NeM England Primer.m

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sr: In TIE SUN
OF March Is appeared an article on the New Eng.
land Primer" I have a copy OF that famous little
book. 1 reprint OF the edition OF III. dated 1874.
In 1t the publisher prints a statement, taken from
an almanac In the library OF the Massachusetts
Historical Society, partly as follows:
There is now in the press and will suddenly be
extant a second impression OF the New England
Primer"
This is only q portion OF the statement and I
give II to you as showing about the time when the
primer was issued, the almanac being dated loqI.
X. L. HOLLOWAY.
CHEsTERPIELD, N, j.. April.
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When ARTHUR N1K1scH demands $50, 900

When ARTHUR NIKIscH demands $50 900
for his services as conductor Of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra for one year he shows
a complete understanding Of musical con-
ditions in this country to-day. They have
changed since he was here. Conductors,
with or without a baton, did not then re-
ceive $40 600 for a seasons work. They
were content with half as much. So long
as that sum has been promised to one for
eign conductor, Herr NIKIscH has not over
rated his value in the least. His demand
has, at all events, the justification OF his
high place among European musicians and
the great demand for his services abroad.