The sun., 1908-08-14
TIE LAWS DELAY.
How King Priam hlight Have Postponed
the Trojan War indefinitely.

the Trojan War indefinitely.
To ru. Eprron OF TEE aUN-6fr: have
never BEEN political partisan. not sven dur.
Ing q Presid ential campaign. ] have reed
carefully and with an unprejudioed mind
the platforms OF the two great. parties and
these two alone. for. not being dreamer, !
desire 10 have my vote count
oisIly appeals 10 me, but I ain deepiy Inn
pressed with Mr. Taft's inslstence upon
speedy disposition Of Federal court Gases.
and wish his recommendation were ap-
plicable TO litigation In the courts OF record
Of this State Experience has sornewhse
embittered my vfews on this question. For
the last seven years I have been wagfng
lawsuit over O pieoe Of real estate the value
Of which feel confident wul not equal the
amount shall be compelled to pay my at
torney for his services. But have learned
many things about the laws daleys. and
am confident that many Of tho most tragic
events Of history could have been averted
II my lawyer had lived and advised.
Take for instance the Trojan war. Viewed
from any OF the philosophical ooisns OF
vantage OF our age. the origin Of this war
shows Q condition Of things then existent
which for crude simplicity 70 absolutely
unique. Paris 10 charged with soducing
Menelaus's WIFE, This IN q mere accusation.
True. Paris has ned with her beyond seas.
but this In itself proves nothing st all. Prtsm
10 getting old-at most he cannot survive be-
yond Q score OF years. Why then emb bitter
his old age With war and bloodshedf Shall
Paris. then. surrender Helenf No. IN che name
Of all tho gods % once.
Let my lawyer advise the Priam Ministry
Most potent seieniors: You are commanded
to surrender Helen, whom u is alleged Paris
has seduoed. You Will reply that the Spartan
committee and the evidenoe
adduced before said committee were both
wholly OK perte: that the Trojan court OF
Inquiry, after profound and exhaustive re-
search. has ascsrtained beyond doubt that
Paris married Hslen moro than two years
before she was married to Menelaus; thaa
therefore Menelaus and not Paris seduced
Helen. to the great damage Of Paris n the
sum Of ten thousand beeves: that grave
question Of fact ssems 10 have arisen BY the
conflicting reports. and the Trojan Govern
nsut. pursuant TO intsrusti0nsl law and The
oomity Of nations and With the earnest
desire TO maintain the amicabie relations
existing betweon the two Powers. ofYepe to
submit the question OF seduction and the
damages, n any. to three or more arbitrstors
10 be hereafter nominated
Perhaps the old King might ory out. "Hows
thjsf Paris never married Hslsu." To which
my lawyer would reply. Precisely. your
Majesty. but what's that TO do with the cassS'
But the arbitrstora can't help bus nnd
Tor MsneAus.'
What diffsrsnos does that make. your
Majestyf- my lawyer would ask. The
question h whether 6r not you wish TO end
your reign In pssos. II there ID to be deluge
let u como after you. The appointment OF
sxbitrators oan be delayed Tor at least iva
years. You VIII require At least ten sittings1
Of the court 20 enable you 10 produce your
Witnesses from Egypt. AssyriA, Persia and
other portions Of the habitable globe. This
can be made TO consume ten years. When
tt 10 thought that ell the testimony 10 In your
Majesty viii be able TO manufacture some
newly discovered evidence and thus delay
matters sbout two years moro. Each Gov
ernmcnt win require about hfty eminent
Jurists to sum M. after which briefs WI Be
flcd In building especially constructed for
that ,pufpoee, and IN indefinite time can be
consumed IN disouesing the cost Of the
structure, tho styie. the location. the work.
ms6 10 bo employed and other matters Of
equal import 10 each Of the high contracting
parties. AL this will take up the better part
OF six years. Long before decision II rom
dersd your Majesty win have died, Helen
VIII have lost her beauty and Paris will be
only too anxious to get her on HE hands
I em oouvtnoed that " Priam had besn
adyised after this fSshiop the most marvellous
conflict svsr wassd would have had no place
In history or tradition. W. L.
ALBANY, August 10.