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THE MOB or AUTHORS.
Pity the serrsws Of magazine Editors
and Hired .Rosdefs."

and Hired .ResdeFs."
To n EpIroR OF TEE S6N-sir' What
ia the poor magazine editor to do? He 10
deluxed with manuscripts. to read which
himself would be . physical imposetoility
90 he Ia obliged to turn them over to read
ers.- These Of course become horribly
blasS, not to say soeptical. as to the very
existence OF genius tsny more). Can We
blame them? Think Of reading day after
day love stories emanating from Poke
poais or Porkville-all ,teeming with SEN
timents which the authors or authoresses
nrmly believe to be origiuAli IT Is said thai
-readers- die young. We'll. I H,ould imag-
inc they would be giadto be quit OF . world
such as n constantly pictured to their i'm
ee slr. While the great army Of the re
looted" oontine TO- heap epithets upon the
devoted head Of the masazine EDITOR, the
is being slowly done to death by a plethora
Of WritsnG. For It IL safe to say that, not
| one out Of svery ten manuscripts received
not be Without 3 ruipous eIpensel; and IS
the proportion Of genius or talent to medi-
oci ity or imbeciiity e about one to q miliion
Ps San 8. s .ssse What chance . work Of real
merit has Of. being discovered.
What to do. as the French say: ! can.
d I . c SSa,s .oS Nigh, Il put T.: : sssSiFis y t a.
upon pens. Ink o paper. but that would
IS hitting ct meroe % well a. the acribes.
| which Of course would not do. Again, 1t
has occurred 4 me that writing without g
certificate Of htpess BY some central board
or college should DO made . misdemeanor;
but In despair / have receilected that 10
proportion e . thing Ii risky or dangerous
L becomes attractive to the average mint
! sSouid be done / can only hope that tbs
Inevitable process Of reelection will In the
end begin to produce q feeling Of discour;
aRemsnt among those who Thirst Tor fame
but whom obscurity has marked for it's VI
NEW YoRK, May 81. STRiNus.
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duotion in the cost of farm products
The business Of farming should be as
much q business as manufacturing. Al
the industry is now conducted by an
overwhelming majority Of u agrioul-
turists, the heavy cost OF wasteful and
unbusinessliks methods Is transferred
to the consumer, and the consumer pays,
Our Department OF Acknowledgements
a sound gospel and has in many indi-
vidual instances clearly proved the
soundness Of the gospel, but most OF the
seed falls on stony ground or among the
weeds and thorns Of Ignorance and
prejudice.
Unless tariff revision touches the prod
ucts Of tho farm and field there q be
little financial relief for the consumer.
He will stiIl be required to pay for the
farmers ignorance Of and indifference
to that vital factor in oil other depart.
ments OF economic activity, tho cost Of
production.
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death at all might DO Q less calamity
than sudden death. England oonfesses
that she has no policy in such an emer-
gency; Russia has shown herself only
a knock kneed spectator, and the maxi
en OF Germanic policies appear some
what befogged. In the meantime, with
the Turks scurrying bag and baggage
across the Bosporus, the Macedonian
border is to be fixed at the walls Of
Constantinople, and Bulgar, Greek and
WallaGh forbidden pot shots and throat
cutting n religious exercises, and the
ancient capital Of CoNsTANTINE for the
frat time In its history Is to be the
citadel OF peace, a great free city shell
tered beneath the white banner enthu-
siastically unfurled by the great Powers.
Ailahv akbar' four times four from the
tallest minaret.
Has Kaiser WILHRLM in his villa at
Corfu or Baron Won ABHRENTHAL in
the seclusiOn Of the Salzkammergut
heard Of the plan?
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W0nAs SUFFRAGE,
shall II ne Denied 70 Miiiisns Of the a.
for Fear OF q Handful Of the Rae,

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: w.
correspondent Albert r. Gallatin ,,wsl1
raises the wrath Of the "unfortu,s.n
woman Every d~isfranchised person -
or woman, Is unfortunate to the eI,sa,
that his or her liberties are c~urtaiIed ,I =.
opportunities for self-expression deni,I
However, we don't have to theorlze az
the voting proclivities Of these truly s,ss
fortunate" women. We have statisns
from Denver. Col. which tell us tina, in ~.
last election on Capitol Hill, the aris,ocr,a'
section Of Denver. SIS per cent OF The yo,..
cast were cast by women. while in tina ~.
so-called red light" districts. out Of . M.
istration OF 100 in one OF these distr,r.,
there were thirty votes cast by yoms,,
out OF a registration OF $50 in the other -h,d.
district there were twenty women Win
voted, A truly overwhelming percent.,.
OF feminine wickedness to get into two nm.
protected ballot boxesl God grant tn,
some day the CRY OF the -unfortuna,es- ma
cease In the lsndI ~
Our friend says that 1t Is a well reco,.
nized fact that women. when they becor.
criminals, are harder to deal with and ls..
susceptible Of reform than men," I don,
know anything about that, but | do knos
that according to the United States cen,n,
OF 1900 9S per cent. OF all the criminals en-
fined in the prisons OF our country vsr.
men. Another evidence OF the prepon.
derance Of female naughtiness"i But ma
one need go into q panic over this. becaus.
since the women are asking for the f~rsncb,,.
on equal terms with men. and male criminal.
are disfranchised. II will Re perfectly posst.
bic to keep this enormous S per cent. a,
w~ickedness out Of the ballot box.
Your correspondent also says that IN nj,
opinion the truly good and truly femin,n.
among women would not bother to 70 n
the polls. Can q -mothers-be ssd
It is known that over ies 900 children United
States census. l800) Of tender years vori
daily in the factories OF our land, and tS,tt
the laws governing the age OF consent "a,
girls in some Of our States are a disgrace "a
deeeney and they VII not bother 70 1ots
my opinion the unfortunate" state Of MIND
Of such women differs from those classed
as unfortunate only In kind. not III degree
Moreover. we can again have recourse to
gard to women. In Colorado the mt I'm bM
introduced Into the Legislature BY q woman
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the women Of tSsi
State was . bill. to raise the age Of consent
whereas the women Of MassscSussss
worked for over fifty years without IL
ballot before effecting similar reforms.
This dragging OF the social evil into
t .,s aise ~ .Ssrs should Hams Se 't9%R H; .or 1. :.
please tell me how eve one -unfortunste'
woman could exist unless there were men
Of like character to provide . ratson f6,t'
l wish that before men Tx to pick the mois
out Of the their r. sisters syes they would Fss th'
NEW YORK. May 21.
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-RoIAo.' said the immortal p~rsceptor
and uncle Of the most ludiorous youth
in the whole Halliday family '-RoLio'
10 you over become the editor Of a daily
new Of any description Whatsoever.
try for The sake Of myself, your father,
your mother and your little cousin LUCY
(let me add. with all reverepce, for COPS
sake too, to hide your uncommon ears
Most decidedly. R0rLO. they will not look
we'll In type. Let their actual dimensions
remain q secret between yourself and
your Maker
But, Uncle GEoRoK,' objected RoLLo
what have my ears got to do with the
typographical symmetry or moral eaec'
tiyensAs Of that which | may wish to utter
IL my fondest hopes as to a career are
ultimately fulfilled, for the Benefit OF
Mankind"
Il was speaking continued Mr..
GRoRoE. not OF your physical ears. but
of your tropical or syneodochical ears
Never let your readers perceive. through
any inadvertenoe OF the pen or accident
OF temper. what an asinine little prig and
pretender you are in your own person
my dear RolLO.'
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Jessrss. Davis a. . Loyal sssthsrnss ssss

Je9srsss Davis a. . ISyal Sssthsrnse Sees
Hin.
To rHR Eorros OF TEE Sun-.sr: read Mr..
RetAw's letter upoa tho Mississlppiis silver cor
vice q few days ago. also . letter from ~. D" In
Tns SUN of Nay %. ! was born IN Atlanta On
the ash heap left by General Sherman. and have
lived IN New York city for . number Of Year,.
Ny father was four years With Cobb's Legion.
the Eighth Georgia. under IongstreeI Why are
people like -. n ana Mr.. KetisW 70 nervous
about the loyalty Of the South: When the call
for recruits came for the Spaahh-AmericaA wal
New York oi,y was begging volunteers 70 join.
New Orleans volunteers swamped The reoru'uor
statioUs.
History will prove that Mr.. Jenerson DAvls's
Ideas on the sovereign rights OF States wsre cor.
rect. What ~. n" says about mailing treason
honorable proves the dnft already. Why dts
up our family skeleton, Why don't they Civ
poor Jen Davis credit for what he did for the
Union. He was Secretary Of War and the leader
Of the senate. lie spilled more Of his own blood
for the Union than lots OF his calumniatorl
They tted for two yean or more TO convict him
Of treason. and dldu't because they couldn't
| There Is nothing In the Constitution Of the United
States that says Il Is treason for . state TO with
draw from the Union.
Whom does II harm u they do put up s monument
10 wirI' Northerners can get even by puttins
up a monument TO Beast Butler. II Jefferson
Davis had been on the Union side he would have
overshadowed every man connected with thu
Union. The United States knew . great man
was lost when Davis went with bis State.
The very fact that the face Of Davis Is engraved
on the Mississlppi's silver service goes to prove
that our family row Is being forgotten. save only
Let -. B." and Mr.. Retaw read TaH Sous edi
torial on the death OF Jenerson Davis and prom
thereby. c. ". y.
NEw YORK. Nay u.
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Careful reading Of the oficial report Of
the speech delivered in the Senate Of the
United States on May ~ by the Hon.
ROBERT LATHAM OWN, A. NJ. LII. D..
the conservative constructive Demo-
Graf OF Oklahoma. in which he made
certain assertions as to the attitude OF the
newspapers OF New York city toward the
thieves Of the American Sugar Refining
Company, not only confirms the original
impression produced by this statesman
like effort that he did not know what he
was talking about. but reveals the fact
that IL he read at all he did not read I'M
derstandingly the newspaper article he
Incorporated In his remarks. Let all
journalists take notice that RoBHRT
LATHAM OWEN. A, NJ. LII. D., Of Okla
homa 10 a person whose statements are
entirely untrustworthy, always to be re-
Rarded with suspicion. and to be accepted
only after the most careful investigation
and v~eriRoation.
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~ALIENATING roares sIC0.
Congress BY withhsIdingt seifstsevern
meat Festors Discontsnt.


meat Festcrs D~iscentsnt.
To THE EprroH oPTBE sux-,Sir. Things
| must have como 70 a pretty pass In Porto
Rico whom her Governor. alarmed by the
outburst Of anti. decentralization feeling In
vadinR even the Islands lowcr house Is
. body. hastily summoned to the palace
the leaders Of the Union party. which has
the full control OF that concurriug popular
branch OF the insular Legislature, and
charged them with responsibility for the
tension.
II IL an open secret both here and in
Porto Rico that since the days when Mr..
Charles v. ~ or. the special correspond ent
Of Harper's Weekly. was sent to tho Island
to investigate conditions and CAV warning
10 4 series Of articles published In that maya
zine OF the %resentful attitude In which he
found tho islanders 10 consequence OF the
ludinersnce Of the American Congress to
their anomalous status. their discomfort
has grown apace.
That the abyss betw cen the represents
tives Of the Federal Government In Porto
Rico and those Of the party invested by the
people with the legislative functions &C.
corded to them by the Foraker law"
Is yawnioR to . lamsntabls depth the fol-
lowing admonitions OF Governor Post to
the aforesaid leaders will attest:
Tho temperamentai outburst Of radicalisrn. far
y" \" S..-,s.-
wv =. ~. 81.
=" 49, NJ.
an open hostility toward Americans simply
oeeeeuse ~ y ~ .s'.' -
susuon u,.pehses eq"s' ,usuoe W ~.
y ~" H''.as ~. Anu~hs I'd as -
o.u,s e" vOp's' ~" s my s."H
.sainsH .se o.no - '"o 49, u
ueevo,s W y soue' Wv oen.
Oh .h.psshy a"1 m'saust "n'oh may se,A 'oS.
aoa ~ ro'T !" IAo ~ .ouus " sue
.n'ou psiS snou' w auosHo Nv -.
N. - ue "a =, "o
se"'' '"e S"S
ihoso re'o .uo nos' ss,,gst 'ehs.H
maoe y ~ uosornor y .he on'on 'oa r"',
sssoHo,eo AZ h.s oinoi.I ies'"onoe' i"o''
answer W n'S eh'rea''e' "as'
" snch an anti .Amer,csn senamen Is rettns
a Ioe'no'a IN roIV" nioo = So~etnmso' :.
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Decidedly Anxious"

A correspondent OF Jul neighbor the
Tribune telegraphs from Atlanta, Ga.
that on account OF the railroad strike
in that State
National and state authorities are decidedly
anxious over the situation. They recognize that
unless the strike Is promptly settled 1t will un
doubtedly spread 10 other systems. and should
sentiment the negro question might again be
opened up In . most unpleasant way"
1t has been within the power OF the
Governor of Georgia for a week to dis
play his decided anxiety" over this
situation in convincing fashion by using
his authority for the suppression Of
violence and the maintenance OF order,
He has neglected and refused to exert
the power Of his Office, and has chosen
ID talk Of arbitration while rioters were
obstructing and assaultine
peaceful citizens.
Fully informed az to the facts, pos
sessing complete information az TO the
character OF this Governor. the Fedora
authorities. directly involved in this dis
pute through their obligation to move
the mails OF the United States, have
shirked their responsibilities, evaded
their duties and permitted I'm impor-
liant public service to he interrupted
for the benef, Of n labor union. They
too talk OF Arbitration and among
them subordinates only appear to worry
over the suspension Of the post.
To all who are interested In thu
humiliating record nov being writer
We commend an essay entitled ATh'
Government in the Chicago Strike o
1884, in the volume Presidential
Problems" New York: the Centur,
Company, isO4,. 1t was written by
man not noted for race prejudice O
celebrated for his winning smile Hi
name was GROVER CLEVELAND.
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A Serious Assertion.

Speaking on the floor Of the House
OF Representatives on May "a, Senior
TULIo LARRINAGA! the Resident Com
missioner from Porto Rico, presented
the q a OF the political party over
whelmingly dominant in the island
In the course Of his speech Senior LAR
RINAGA made certain statements, prac-
ticaily in the nature Of charges. which
should be thoroughly investigated.
There is evidently serious friction
between the majority Of the people OF
the island and the American members
of the so-called Executive Council which
constitutes the upper house OF the
Porto Rican Legislature. Senior LAR
R1NAaA asserts that some OF those
American off cials, mentioning them by
name, ARE in Washington seeing every
friend of the President and every MEM
Der OF Congress instead OF attending
to their business in Porto Rico" He
gives the names OF Secretary Will
LoUaHBY, Attorney-Genera HoYT and
Auditor WARD. Presumably they are
in Washington with the consent and APP
proval and as the agents and represen-
tatives of the Governor OF the island.
Commissioner LARRlNA0A, the elected
representative Of the Porto Rican
people, declares that these gentlemen
have been here two months and in
those two months have tried to dis
parage the people OF Porto Rico with
literature which they or their friends.
which amounts to the same thing. are
publishing all through the press of the
country
The general tendency Of the American
Nseople to regard IA inferior, il not AZ
actually unworthy. the people OF the
islands with which the experiences OF
the last few years have brought us into
close association is a. ~undeniable as il
il unfortunate and mistaken. II opin,
ions adverse to these people are held by
men who are sent to any OF those lands
in an Official capacity. they should be
50 suppressed and concealed that there
NAV not even be u suspicion OF their
existence. Difference OF opinion is
to be expected where previous expert.
ence and point OF view are widely di.
verse. but disparagement OF a people
by those who are assigned to officia
posts among them calls for severe re.
b,lke IL not for removal from Office. II
the statement of Commissioner LAR
BINAaA is true. the offence and the Of
tenders should not be overlooked.
Friendly relations with the people Of
our insnlar possessions, and the respect
esteem and confidence of those people
are quite as important rs the expansion
of our trade With them. Such relations
are impossible if anything il said OF
done by our official agents that ever
resembles disparagement. Anything oi
that nature in the IA Of Porto Rico il
particularly censurable for the reason
that the Porto Ricans are powerl"ss tc
retaliate in any way.
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ENGLISH FEARS or INVASION.
The Bitter Expertmee OF France Cited
by Way Of Justification.

ToTHK EDITOR oFTHE SUN-S1: Mr.. Biee.
mund Hubert In q letter TO THE Sun smilesst
British fears OF q German invasion and talh
Of the wild panic in London in 1888: but Ls
need not 60 90 far back-the coast town.
Of the North Atlantic States were just a.
panic stricken during the Spanish American
war, though Cervers's feet was Thousands
Of miles away.
France neglected repeated warnings to
keep her frontier protected. and Germany
after long secret preparation caught her
mapping and descended on Paris Ia q war
which vas pure military aggression. ex.
cept in the eyes Of this military nation,
which is. was Ind probably will be tn.
greatest menace to universal peace Until
her star shall set.
Germany 10 building up d wonderful
home empire. and with her great army she
10 perfectly secure from invasion; but
she has few colonies TO protect and has yery
secure sesports. 30 that 1t is hard 10 Under.
stand her feverlsh desire to build a mighty
navy, 1t is hardly likely that England
with. her enormous OUTLYING possessions
: :e6tl se. .is eT id,.' G E v SSs', s1i csa esT e i
stake. Only the Ignorant n each nation
indulge 10 cheap sneers at the Others e.
pense, History In the past has proved thai
found foes aroundher on all sides, but never
England. Germany Ia forging ahead nov,
but her rise to power 10 no more wonderful
than. the stupendous power gained over The
practically the smallest country In Europe.
or course we are trained to think the British
slow, obtuse aud quite deserving Of CHEAP
insults commonly thrown at them, but ths
up the entire world, while other. nstions
stayed at home. They have built up .
foreign trade which is amazing. On theif
trade routes Germany n ourselves ham
methods, and by avoiding their mistsEet
and profting by their experience We may
beat them out In the end, but We. have yet
loudly when we have yet far to 90?
II. W. STEBBINos.
SHORT HILLS, n. j., May 70.
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Beer Blamed fer Mosquitoes.

From the los An0dss Iuks.
Mosquitoes at Globe. AriE.. are more ner % NJ
ever, reports J. S. Kellogg. . young business na
OF that city. The beer drinkers arc blamed f6
the pest.
Globe gets Its supply Of beer from points =
Texas. sometimes from as far As Houston- WsN
tie cold storage cars stand open for any ieas~
OF time In the eastern part OF the Lone star ~
pear the marshes, the dark corners and the dsue
ness hereof offer tempting hiding places %
swarms OF mosquitoes. When the car % unea
and sealed the "skeeters" are prisoners snd CON
PEELED TO become passengers for the desert MN
Ing camps. where the heat llvens them up Vouee.
fully. even though they cannot hnd water enoes'
for propagation. -.
A few years ago the mosquito Was unknown u
Arizona, but the lmportatlons OF beer are htio
ducInr the "syamp hummer" more thorods,s
than could be wished,
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porLtns. wh.r. Meredith Lived.

From the Weyninstfr Gdiep.
The neighborhood OF DorkfnE has many uNrsn
associations independent OF It's connection w
the famou. novelist lust dead. 1t was at Burferu
Bridge, near Dorktng, that Keats completes
"Rndymion." In November, 1917; close oy' .. NV
Rookery. was born Father Nautilus. inc popu.
Iatlon economist: and al West humele frs1os'
Burney, after her marriage with Generate Aio.,,
built Ca nilia cottage with prohts OF nei nov.
OF that name, and settled down. snencsn ~
sided a, Polesden, and John Stuart Mmi ~ Me-
ham, while other ilustrious residents 10 o "
canty In Fl rlier times were John Evelyn ano Ia,
Defoe. To most people. however, 'ne :.
literary association OF Dorking is WIN n''. m.d,
for was /, not at the Marquis of Granby-vsn
ousjy Identified With the White Hart and ,nevs
Kings Head-that Mr.. Weller senior msde w.
fatal blunder Of proposing TO a "vtdder
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The Pain Facts.
FROM the Albany Argus.

Fr0nN The AGONY ATgNH.
The total appropriations as made by the
Legislature were about $40. 500. 900. Less
the Governors vetoes the total 10 $50 .os5,-
2as %. q. oe7. zoo for sinking fund. and $751;
ses ,01a % for ordinary running expenses.
This exceeds the appropriation for ordi-
nary running expenses Of 1908 by $685.
81. The total for all purposes. 1909. as
allowed by the Governor. exceeds the ex-
peoted State revenues by not quite three
millions. IND the provision for the sinking
fund-to e%xtinRuish the States bonded
indebtsdnsss- is -four millions less than In
1905. These are the plain facts.
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The Veto Of the Automobile BiIi.

It-is to be regretted that the veto
of the Aids Hamn automobile bill
by Governor HUGHES will deprive the
state OF about SEQ, 900 annually which
it was the intent OF the measure to
apply to the repair of highways. Only
last year State Engineer SKEN9 said
in 0 report upon the condition of Me
roads that they were rapidly deteriora-
ting because no macadam surface could
stand the friction caused by operating
high owe motors. II the automobiles
are much more damaging to the roads
OF the State than horse drawn vehicles
are, it would be only equitable to devise
some kind Of tax upon owners OF auto
mobiles. light individually. but in the
aggregate substantial, to pay for the
increased wear and tear Of the highways.
Unfortunately the good features Of the
Allds-Hamn bill we're qualified, if not
negatived, by at least n provision that
contravened the principle Of home rule
in this city; furthermore. the enforce
ment Of il would have added to the
difficulty the judicious friends Of auto
MODELLING experience in defending it as
q recreation.
We refer to the attempt to take away
from the local authorities the power 10
regulate the operation OF motors which
was given them by a statute in 1905
amending the charter. The Aids
Hamn bill proposed to make its speed
provisions Of universal application, in
New York as we'll as in Binghamton OF
Auburn. Mayor MCCLELLAN protested
that this would be to invalidate the
municipal traffic regulations that New
York has found 90 essential to the safe
use OF the streets, and Governor HUoHRs
agrees with him:
Any one acquainted with conditions In New
York city knows how much OF the public con
venisnce and safety Ia due to the maintenance Of
proper trsh nc regulations, and must recognize the
improperly Of making such regulations Impossl.
bic 10 the Interest Of the free passage Of motoI
cara.
The veto seems to turn upon this OBJ
lection urged by the Mayor. which must
have impressed Governor HUGHES, for
at one time he was favorably disposed
toward the bill. 1t will not be admitted
in New York that the point is debatable,
but there ia another feature that has
provoked honest differences OF opinion
in all parts Of the State, and that is the
proposal to abolish specific speed limita-
tons and substitute the following:
e Every person operating . motor vehicle on
tn. public Highways OF this STATE shan drive the
sam, In . careful and prudsn, manner and ., .