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The sun., 1906-02-22
,oms from France. For the French

come from France. For the French
Republic to defy the German Empire at
this time would be an act of madness.
1t would take her English ally month
to place a single army corps on French
soil, and Russia, with the maj part Of
her army still detained in Manchuria,
could make no effective diversion on
Germany's eastern frontier. Military
experts are agreed that the German
Army is to-day incomparably superior
to what it was in 1870 and that the French
Army Is no match for 1t, although in
somewhat better condition than it was
six months ago. Not only would the
assistance Of England and Russia be
almost valueless on land, as we have
said, but by virtue of a stipulation in
the treaties forming the Triple Alliance
Austria and Italy would be constrained
to place their forces at Germany's dis
posal. France, therefore, would be
obliged to employ large fraction of her
army for the defence of her southeastern
frontier. 1t is true that in the course
OF the contest Germanys commerce
would be ruined and her colonies lost,
while her navy could only escape de-
struction by skulking behind naval
fortresses; but what would such re-
verses amount to if Germany were to
capture Paris a second time, exact
second huge indemnity, and annex a
large part of France?
1t is unthinkable that France should
~ ,nl i-
equally incredible that the present British
Government should encourage her to do
so. If the French Republic Is humil-
lated by the discovery that it cannot
settle the affairs of Northwest Africa
without consulting Emperor WILLIAM,
it has only NJ DE1cAssE to blame. Nj.
RoUvIER is not responsible for the pre-
dicament in which he was placed by his
predecessor in the Foreign Office EN-
peror WILLIAM, as party to the Madrid
conference and as the master of the
strongest military force In Europe, was
justified in repudiating the assumption
that Great Britain, France and Spain
could settle the Morocco question with
out reference to Berlin. This would
seem to have been the opinion of our
State Department, if it is true that our
representatives at Algecras were in
structed to favor Germany's proposal
that the Morocco police should be placed
under international control
There will be no war because Ger
many, having gained her point, can
have no wish to fight; and Frenchmen
have too much common sense to risk for
insufficient reasons second disaster like
that Of thirty-fve years ago
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As to Mr.. Jeromc's Campaign Fund.

The Hon. WILLIAM NJ. WINS, who by
reference to the latest political ANIMALS
will be found to have been the Odell can
didate for Mayor of New York in 1905,
expressed on Tuesday desire to know
where the Jerome Petitioners got the
100000 that was collected to aid the
District Attorneys campaign against The
Bosses, and how it was spent.
Without enumerating the honorable
citizens Of all conditions of wealth who
contributed to the Jerome campaign
fund or attempting to itemize the legiti-
mate and proper purposes for which
the moneys collected were disbursed,
it is not untmely to remind Mr. WINS
of one incident that called for considera-
BILE expenditure from the bank account
of the Jerome Petitioners. In the clos
ing days of the campaign, after Mr..
WINS, with every possible protestation
of sincerity, had declared himself in
favor of Mr.. JEROME $ election, after
Mr.. CHARLES A. FLAMMEE had given
unmistakable evidence of his desire not
to run against Mr.. JEROME, the expert
enced political agent in charge of Mr.
W. NJ. lvINs's personal headquarters dis
tributed, over his own signature, great
quantity of literature" calling on all
Republicans to vote for Mr.. FLAMMER
for the purpose of defeating Mr.. JEROME.
To overcome any possible effect OF this
attack on their candidate the managers
of Mr. JERoME'S campaign were forced
to adopt prompt and expensive eX-
pedients, to defray the cost of which
heavy drafts were of necessity made on
the Jerome campaign fund,
This information is not intended to
encourage the Hon. WILLIAM NJ. IVINs
in the opinion that he will learn, or has
any lawful right to learn, the details
of the financial operations of the Jerome
Petitioners in the campaign of 1905.
Rather it is designed to remind him Of
one of the discredtable incidents of the
political campaign of 1905.
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WOMEN URGE CHILD LABOR LAw
FEEDER ated Clubs Delegate Mrs. TONES Ia
Work on Congressman.

The New York county section Of tho
Federated Women's Clubs met In Cenea.
logical Hall yesterday morning to discus,
child labor, Owen Lovejoy, assistan,
secretary of the National Child Labor
Committee, was the only man present.
He urged the women to use their influence
toward the establishment of national
child labor bureau at Washington.
so far as our laws are concerned, Our
Federal Government stands on a par with
Russia and Spain on the question Of child
labor Mr.. Lovejoy told the women. The
chldren's bureau, Mr.. Lovejoy explained,
would investigate the education of the
young, would gather authoritative stats.
tics on the birth and death rates, the edu.
cational facilities, the occupations, toler.
able and injurious, the criminal status Of
the young and the advancement or retro.
gression OF the coming generation.
Mrs. Helena $. Tonjes, secretary OF
the county section Of federated clubs was
delegated to write to all the New York
Congressmen urging the passage of bill
to provide for the bureau and Federal
law to regulate child labor, and also 10
call upon the committee in charge Of this
matter. Mrs. Tonnes urged that every
club woman In New York deluge the com.
mittee with demands for the passage Of
these bills
The sun., 1906-02-22
Expert Opinion on the Giving and Accepting
of Tips.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-!Sir: Why all this
fuss about walters getting tips' Why not let up
on them' ANY person who goes Into hrst class
restaurant and orders three or four dollars worth
OF food at a meal can well afford to give 2S cent
tip TO the walter. They say walters ought to be
satisfied with 10 per cent OF the amount OF the bill
OF course they arc. but how many people give
10 per cent? Not one In a hundred,
How can waiter support himself and family in
deccncy on $50 or $50 a month In some cases. II
the boss knows that the walters make n few more
tips than usual they get no wages al all.
Ny nttccn years hotel experience teaches me
that the walter Is most sober, Intelligent
and Industrious man, speaking at least two or
three languages. and In many cases seven or eight,
Why is 1t more degrading for II waiter TO accept
present OF tip than for any one else 10 accept
present. They are both given with a free Will,
The tip might help to buy medicine for poor sick
child at home.
personally wish one would give tip so that
1t would open our eyes and make lis demand living
wages, but as long there Is person who will
insist giving tips that person will always get a
little better attention from mos, walters than the
person who does not. LOUIS La FEANCHE.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20
The sun., 1906-02-22
ALGECIRAy AND ABYSSINIA'
Tho Relation or the Moroccan controversy
to German Int terests IN the East.

To THE EDITOR OF THE srN--Sir' BEHIND
the cloud Of run,ors. contradictions anu gen
eral confusion that is obscuring tho sltna''on
at Algeoiras In the fact that what - golls o'i
there about Morocco IL only the estaDilshl,'s
Of precedent that Will later be used on the
opposite side Of north Africa, namely. IN aDyS-
sinla. The two questions on which the con-
ference hinges are those OF the state pahk
and tho control of the police, but really anu
mainly on the first: and that IL why the ner-
man Government makes its stand on those
points. As pointed out in The Sun not
very long 60, the question Of Abyssinla mas
to come up. between England and Germany
and on how Il is settled or left unsettled ae-
pends the status OF Germany In the inpending
aRSheS With Ehgbsnd pu2s 1ySr in he
way as England is in this Moroccan con-
troversy. ,.,,,.,, |,oyorr-
Emperor Menelk TO tie Khefdiye OF EgEnt Fey
Sonry ssSa goSEHn WIFI Ger@any ' has, an but
ssgua sy tIastS T TRe % ash he
that over Morocco between Germany. and ,t
France with. howeyer some @ mpoTisns sT,oany ali,
miiltary Husry points soH 81 view than il the No
rocco affair refer Of eoggrss rst to the whase Te,a,
dispaoem by, England from the sue. we.
recognized BY the European Powers. T..
Interest in the AlEeeiIas , conference -
in the uresent state of affairs in Russia and
Austria, with the Macedonian question still
unsettled, a negative result to the conl lerern.ce
would appear the best for Germany; Inc
Government at Berlin has more to gain lust
now BY PLAYING waiting game and ana tbpnstine b nrn
TO the natural course OF events sS snan ~ ~ h ch
ciptatng an armed conflict the issue oi "iich
no one can predict. r.
Eah
The sun., 1906-02-22
The Hrondwa, Cars at TMcnty.thIrd Street.

To The EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sr Ever sine.
surface cars have been running on Rroad"ay,
those bound north have until lately always stopped
at the south side OF Twonty third street. \ po'
llceman has Tor years stood ,htrc and seen To II
that the cars did stop also helping the hrongs OF
shoppers to make tho crossing
Now the policeman is placed at the Lexington
avenue tracks, and the car company. la suit rs
convenience. runs the broadway cars at speed 10
the northrry side OF the Twenty third street cross
town tracks before stopping.
Practically the whole town using Twenty -th!'d
street has become habltuatcd through years oi
custom, 10 making this crossing In the conuo'n'e
that these viii make this stop there has htrn
this small certainty amid the muititudinoHS prras
OF that corner Daily now the numhtr of uato"
escapes Of people who In this confidence are o'
travcd Is vcty large, and the sight uf them !' n
itself distinct shock. especially 10 women.
Isn't this a proper subject for treatment b. 'he
traflc squad' MANf llNN'.
NEW YORK, Feb IL.
The sun., 1906-02-22
Suppose the Morocco conference
should Failo

1T appears that the representatives of
Germany at Algcciras have received in
struc,ions from Berlin to reject the pro-
posal of France that the maintenance of
order in Morocco shall be intrllsted to n
Moorish force, recruited and paid by the
Sultan. bat commanded by French and
Spanish officers Germany has offered
the alternative suggestion that the
officers of the police shall be furnished
by minor European Powers, as for cX-
ample, Switzerland, Belgium and Hol-
land. ii now looks us if the conference
would be abortive, and the question
arises whether the peace Of Europe is
likely to be affected.
We do not believe that war will be the
outcome of the failure of the conference.
1t is obvious that Germany will have
nothing to complain of. The Emperor
WILLIAM will have demonstrated that
without his permission Great Britain,
France and Spain cannot shape the future
of Morocco. That is all he undertook
to prove, and he has proved it. He
claims the rights assured to him and the
other treaty Powers, including the United
States, by the Madrid convention of
1880. The agreement between France,
Great Britain and Spain unqueStonably
contemplated a supersession of that
convention by operations on the part of
France that would have led ultimately
to the absorption of Morocco. There
was, to be sure a provision in the agree
ment that the "open door" guaranteed
at Madrid should be maintained for
term OF years, but the inference was
that after the expiration of that term
Morocco would virtually become French
territory.
Now, no fair minded person vii, deny
that not only Germany but the United
States and every other sgnatory to
the Madrid convention should have been
consulted with reference to any proposed
change in the political status of North
west Africa. 1t was high handed act
on the part of Great Britain, France and
Spain to arrogatc an exclusive right to
determine the destiny of Morocco. By
compelling them to refer all questions
relating to that country to an interna-
tional conference Emperor WI+LIAM has
not only vindicatcd his own dignity, but
has safeguarded the interests of all the
Powers that took part in the Madrid
conference. The failure of tho present
conference to arrive at decision simply
means that the status quo will be pre-
served in Morocco, and the agreement
between Great Britain, France and Spain
will 60 for nothing.
Under the circumstances it is clear
that Germany has nothing TO fight for.
II there is q war the provocation must
The sun., 1906-02-22
Regularity in Politics.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUS-Sir' Perhaps
you will permit me to add few words TO
the communication OF democrat" in The
Sun OF to-day. l am not unfamiliar with
many of the political events OF New York
State. My recollections cover period Of
thirty-nve years. am like the late William
NJ Evarts, who in his closing days said: Il
am dreaming my life away" l remember
the great Reuben E. Fenton, a prince Of the
Republican party In his day. Governor of
the State and United States Senator, he for
ever wrecked himself in the Horace Greeley
Liberal Republican movement Of ls72 Fen.
on the party which had made him Governor
Of the State and sent him to the United states
Senate and while vet in office allied himself
Kelly leader Of TammanWy, n.y. bolted The nom
nation of Lucius Robinson for Governor:
an se aaest d % Rs R
regularly nominated candidate Of his party
Kelly was an unlmportant political factor 10
esS tss IN s5 Gf ks Rosp~s pss F. 70 FoT So
States a's T for ' Mckinley and Hobart, IL ls's 8
aIa IaaHIsab!S Of '' BroetIy" and RaSsrs Marp%Iy ~
5r Of Troy %anted to n9mnste taoWs1 1s
in the national campaign two years before be6,1
soqe his H
knsl by his silent anita gonism to Bryan
asers an n fSS~ iSS4 wsrs 9s aaSn almost daily
to announce that in 1896 he had voted for
Bryan. Indeed, one of the Parker cam,
the late Elliot Danforth, chairman OF the
Democratic State committee insisting that
he had G,ed for hryad et psrEss oe
detnonstrated that the. Bryan men, ,remem..
herring the fate of their favorite. voted against
Parker could great len Etn WIN
further illustrations to prove the eorreetress
of the y"T v 6G sharcs
to send Is. Bourke COCHRAN back to Con- gre,s
n s5 "2 MoKSey GGskra rpSs pS f0%sFh sct in sPs P
tiie in the ,Mct elan Hearst-Ivins MayoraIty
/ agree with Democrat" in his com,ments
Oh Mr.. Hearst, Mr., Hearst was Demo
cratic Congrrssssman sent TO Wsshnstom a. b.
political household, and as Tamniany on
Ere1ssman had partaGen e. the orsanisatioq
hoen r susfenaneeT wt s S't on
against Mo- lelan. the Mayoralty candidate
Of the organization, will return t. rlos1s nnsYS
Democrat had run independently. against Mr,
Hearst ~ his Congress campaign Mould
not MIR. Hearst have had just ground for
charge of insncerity. il not open treaoheryf
The New York Democcratic State con yen,
ton cannot give Mr.. Hearst nomlna,loin
pe IIr q" Mnne Such an
act, moreover. would be remembered on
election day, Every Democrat q the rerQ'
nomination blythe regular Democratic state
conventio ion puts his own political head IN
jeopardy.
For justification Of my indorscment OF
the comments OF Democrat" ]. like him,
serenely aud confidently await the result on
night a as Is yssr ws Of Gn
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. >. j. L.
The sun., 1906-02-22
The Court OF PiepoW der.

From the Quart rv jOarnni of Ecor0nfr'.
In recent years some attention has been dcV otcd
to the history OF the law merchant. and knowl.
edge OF the development OF the mere promlnen Mt
commercial tribunals Of Europe has been increased.
but no attempt has yet been made to investigate
the history OF the English court Of plcpowder the
humble court OF the market or fair In which the
disputes OF wayfarlng merchants. the dusty footed
men, were settled Blackstone calls II the lowest
and at the same time the most expeditions court
Of Justice known to the law OF England" The
term "plepowdcr" tp!epoudrcs, ""pcde pulvcrosi'0
was not, however, applied to the tribunal. AS Coke
Speman, Cowell and various other Older writer's
believed. because Justice was administered as
speedily as the dust could fail or be removed from
the feet OF the lgants. but because the court was
frcquentcd by merchants with dusty feet. who
wandered from mart to mart.
The sun., 1906-02-22
lie VIII Not u She viii Not

To THE EDITOR OF THH SuS-Nu Has raN
right to coax woman into marrying MN ~
seems TO be the general sentiment, that II a WoM''
refuses man l, is the proper thing for 'n 'n N''P
evcrlastngy at II and he will win her a. ,''. ",
course he does not always succeed. h.' "'''"'
hc succeed too often for tho happiness 81 di' ''"
cerncd2 | am aware that some Wauiht'N '.'
which women have been coaNed have i1'nrI 80
quite as happily as some whore both pa''"' N'e
perfectly willing and know of some INA ''
turned out better but taking the question Sr't''"
should the man win the lady whether she wl. OF no'
NEW YORK, Feb, 81, M' ~ ~
The sun., 1906-02-22

To THE EDITOR OF THE SvS-Str: In reply to
the inquiry made by "pcnhodcr" as to the use OF
the expression pen point" by young people In
schools the phrase is not correct 1t came into use
many years ago In the commercial colleges and
applied TO the different points OF pen whether
made extra fne. fine. medium or broad points.
In the making OF pen the word pen point" Is
not used or understood Pen nib Is correct when
applied to that part OF steel pen from the poln,
TO the pierce hole and side sls. the part that viii
break on by pressure. The part inserted In the
penhodcr Is called the shank" The article Is a
pen" and differs In iineucss OF points ncAlbnI,y
and action to suit the different handwriting.
NEW YORK Feb. IL.
The sun., 1906-02-22

The Congo Free State has only one white
citizen. More than 900 OF her white men
are living in the State, but they are only
sojourners in the land. They cannot vote
at the elections and have no reason to
complain if the millions of natives who are
citizens by birth regard them merely as
aliens. One white man, however, who
thinks that the Congo State is good enough
for hun and whose physical system is proof
against insidious tropical diseases, has
taken out his naturalization papers in due
course, and is now full fledged citizen
entitled to regard himself as forming a
distinct element Of the body polite
Not few white men have desired to
become citizens of the Republic Of Liberia
but under tho beneficent Constitution Of
that country white skin debars its pos
SCISSOR from the high privilege Of citizen
ship On the other hand, the Congo Free
State opens its gates wide to the white race,
but up to the present time this single ind-
vidual constitutes the entire push in the
direction of the naturalization Office. Thus
does citizenship in tropical Africa illustrate
some Of the oddities of life.
The sun., 1906-02-22
tested such good will to 1t in his admin

IHtTUIIOH,
Soon or late the United States will
be called on To act the gentleman or to
write itself down the boor in the family
of nations. The problem involved might
be solved by the creation Of n fund
to be administered by the Department
of State, ont Of which such appropriate
gifts should be bought by the Secretary,
such individuals as may seem proper
Thus the United States might repay
It's recently assumed international social
obligations, the non-recognition OF which
would be n most unmannerly and churl-
ish return for the good feeling and friend
ship that inspired them.
The sun., 1906-02-22
Surprised by Honesty.

To THE EpIroR OF THE SIN N-Su. Tn" lr''ft NJ
Alfred KimhalI In 10 days SIN in regard Ia i'''
Cent Honesty" Is all right. Only Scs'rrdaF IN nc
subway ! asked for two tickets and handed IN
one dollar bill The two tickets were show" 't'
and % cents change. handed back h'.N',
saying. You gave me too much change, anu
shall not soon forget the look OF thanks oi 'he
evidently surprised ticket seller.
One day last fall IN a Broadway restaurant
handed the young woman cashier Is cent rhr's
and ten dollar bin. and she handed NE hl'.
SASS change When handed her back our "
the two fNc dollar bills that were ith''y ,'l'h
together. she almost had ft. she wOIld %
course have had 10 stand the loss II had been .
thief and had kept her change
NEW YORK Feb 81. HONEST lN'.S
The sun., 1906-02-22
An Object Lesson in Candid ContrO-
NcrSy,

We must beg our esteemed Contem-
porary the Washington Post to employ
methods of discussion less inexpensive
than this
Some days ago the Post suggested To THE Sun
that It should ask Secretary Roor II he approved
OF the plan of securing approval OF the unratIAed
Santo Domingo treaty by means Of Joint resolu l.
,on OF Congress. II THE SvN consulted Secretary
Roor he must have given 1t valuable advice. as 1t
now ahandons lis advocacy OF such an unconst!tn-
ional and outrageous action. Instead. 1t urges
the passage OF Joint resolution establishing
policy of Intervention in SNnto domingo, which
Is an entirely novel l'ne OF action not only never
proposed by thls Government. hut which 1t has
taken pains repeatedly to dIsavow."
The demcrit of the foregoing lies in
the fac, that if the Washington Posi- has
paid us the compliment of giving ordi
nary attention to the remarks which it
undertakes to answer, il knows, first,
that we have not abandoned the advo-
cacy of securing approval of the un-
ratified Santo Domingo treaty by means
of a Joint resolution of Congress- for
the sufficient reason that we have not
advocated such thing: and secondly,
that we have not urged and are not urg-
ing "the passage of joint resolution
establishing 'po..cy of Intervention in
Santo Domingo
When our esteemed contemporary has
seen fit to correct these two pieces of
misrepresentation, possibly unconscious
on its part, but certainly in our view of
the matter somewhat unfortunate for it,
we may be disposed to pursue the dis
cussion about the constitutional scope
and effect of the joint resolution. But it
is a case where discipline should precede
instruction.
The sun., 1906-02-22
4 Living Wage.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-,sr' While talk =
ing last week with waiter on the tip business he
informed me that the prominent hotels only paid
about s?5 and board month salary to the walters
and expect the walters to get the other end OF
salary from the guests at the table. This amounts
TO about $50 extra a month.
The whole tip business is 10 sliin the guest, and
IL is all wrong. Guests should not be annoyed for
tips from the walter, and on the bill OF fare should
be printed. No tips allowed at this table, Hotels
should pay their help enough TO prevent tip seek
ing Such hotels would soon be well patronizcd.
NEW YORK, Feb 20. NJ. ID.
The sun., 1906-02-22
81. LOUIS. Feb

Long years ago II happened.
within an orchards charm,
a certain youth and maiden
We're walking, arm In arm,
Unequal seemed the couple
The youth was very small;
The maid In golden raimcnt
Was radian, and tall.
Suffice for Introduction.
George Washington his name:
His glorious companion
Was Mighty Mistress Fame.
He took his little hatchct,
With strokes both bold and tree
He carved their twined initials
Upon tho cherry tree.
NoLANDsuAoH w1lsos
The sun., 1906-02-22

Does Miss SUSAN r. ANTHONY think she would
feel any better had she been voting all this whilc'
She hns had about all the fun there Is In politics
without any OF the real troubles Cincinn Il
Enquirer.
Isn't it worth something to boss the Job?
The sun., 1906-02-22
Febr uary 81.

By gosh,
G.. Wash.
II you could rise
From the dark earth. wherein your body lies.
Into the light OF these progressive days.
And see tho curious ways
IN which the truth Is rammed
And slammed
You'd say,
In your old fashioned way:
well. ~ be damned"
WI. HAMPTON,
The sun., 1906-02-22

Published by The sun Printing and Publishing
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Smith = Birthday?

Midst the ia -ra .ra .boomdeny
One thought I'm troubled with.
Suppose the Pa OF this birthday
Had been q, W. Smith.
Cd. O.
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