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sentatives present from many big Greek
communities all over tho world. IL In
apparent that II representatives outside
u Greece are admitted Turkish COM
munities would be represented. and IL
the Turkish Government permitted dele
gates from Salonica or Constantinople
they could not oppose a representation
from Crete. IL would be impossible to
prevent the island from sending depu-
ties to Athens. and tins. according 10
Turkish authorities. would 10 a cause
for war between the two countries
The exclusion Of representatives from
foreign communities thus removes ap-
parently the risk Of war AZ a result Of
the measure.
One Of the questions that may be dis
cussed IL the establishment Of a Senate,
or an upper house. At present Greece
il the only European country that has
boa one chamber. and by many il Ia
considered there n an urgent need for
q second. a. the King il made 20 bear the
blame Of unpopular measures. He is
expected to approve any ball passed by
the Chamber. and II IL should not meet
popular favor he is held responsible
for not withholding his signature. The
main business OF the Assembly. how
ever. will he to change those provisions
Of the Constitution that during the last
fifty years have proved ineffective. II
will endeavor TO curtail the powers Of
the small politicians who on account
II their venality and ntr,Istworthiness
have been the curse Of Greece. Il faces
a formidable task in undertaking to
purify the State and devise means for
tho prevention Of the abuses Of ad-
ministration that have 20 long seriously
numbered the progress and development
Of the country.
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MR. AGASSIz'S SERVICE.
'Dne incident Or Hss Career which Beneassa
the Whole world.

To rHE Enron oP THE suN-SO: Alex
andsr AEassiz. the one man in geology vho
maintained tho proposition that native cop
per could he found In conElomerats rock.
has passed away Yet he made nv his per-
-iStenc~ and ability In argument the devel-
opment 81 the Lake Superior copper terri
tory on Keweenaw Point and now later
traced 20 the mainland a certainty. To
him all men should bow In the develop
ment ~ present transportation. II 10 .
veil known fact thar sulphate Of copper l.
not ductile The native copper ~ that n
the pure copper found in the conRlomerae
rock, including quart rite. which possesses
y Agasriz was the foremost expert In
The field Tie recognized the element and
devised the simple means Of stamping the
rock 10 powder driving on the powdorSd
rock and earth nv water and allowing the
c9pper 10 sink ~ the bottom ~ the troughs.
which process ia used ~ the present time
az courss. he gained this knowledRs from
his experience in handling placer gold
claims In California
N" disposition Of tho product ~ both
gold placer tgrayen and pure copper where
" occurs IN the con glomerafe or pure
fssurr veins heinR the same 10 Identical.
water being used to flush away the dirt.
GosHEN, y. Y. March ~. W Mob.
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The Possible Check 90 Federal
EnrroachmrnG.

There is a notable article by JAMES
NJ. BECK in the Harvard Lar Rcr'6T
concerning the gradual destruction 81
the reserved rights II the States and
the undelegatsd rights If the people nv
the perversion IT Federal power. THIS
process of notification nv lndirectiou,
tending to the complete s'ibverslon of
our dual system ~ government. ~
traced by MIR BECK frGm ia origin Ia
the doctrine If the supreme Court, first
announced in the ease arising from the
use 81 the Fs,ieral taxing power 4" de-
seroy State bank circulation, that the
Judiciary Is without power To prescribe
90 Congress limitations upon the exer-
else Of its acknow ls,igsd powers The
constitutional question presented II 49,
ond 10 none in importance 10 the people
Of this country at the present time. and
the line Of reasoning here IL out Of the
nut Of much Of the contemporary dis
c,ission II Federal enCroaChment.
We print that part Of Mr.. BECK =
brilliant and original article which
brings him 90 the conclusion that il dual
government - 20 be preserved there
must be a return 10 the earlier doctrine
OF Chief Justice MARSHALL and his 1850
ciates, who said IN the case If McCul-
Tough vs. Maryland:
should Congress. uHasr ~ p'sfsr Of srsr-
sisirg ~ poNe's. pas laws for the accomplish
ment ~ ob,scis not entrusted 70 the Govern
ment u wouId hecun- the painful duty Of this
tribunal should requiring such decision
come ne fore H. a. >sy inst such al act Nas not
me Ian 90 the land
II il hardly fair 10 segreGate portion
Of 80 CLOSELY reasoned and consecutive
a piece of writing. but We think that all
lawyers and other citizens Interested in
this mOmcntnu~ subject will thank us
for directing hem IN that way "a the full
text 81 Mr. BECK' article in the Hdrrdrd
Lar RCriCT for ipril
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The Convocation of tho GrNrk Ma
tional Assembly for which King GEORGE
issued On "Wednesday royal proclama-
ton. should command the favor If the
Military League that since August Is has
been practically m control ~ the Affairs
Of the country The military dictator
ship that tins body has exercised has
resulted in m" deposition of four Gov
eFT..aents. while ~ amAtaurish endeav-
ors az politics brought on such a tangle
that u could not advance on account Of
an opposing Chamber and could retreat
only Nv The Illuminating confession of de-
feat IN dissolution " saved its fac nv
making itS dissolution conditional upon
the call for a National Assembly
There ~ NJ reason To believe that King
GEORGE was opposed - the measure.
for II disposed Of Two most troublesome
questions: the Military league gosS out
of existence and the Cretan difficulty IL
temporarily settled, ~ leaders If the
most influential party on the island
recommended the revision of the Con
stitution. which the Assembly will IN
dertake. To have agreed 20 the meas
ure earlier would have increaS.d his
popularity with the league, hut his
yielding might have given cause for the
aninosity of the politicians. A Tor the
people. IL is doubtful II majority 81
them know what the measure means.
II Is n pleasant sounding term that has
been used by politicians. and they have
been led To believe that IL ~ a way out
ofthe present unhappy state If Affairs.
The last meeting Of the Greek National
Assembly was held in iS62. when IL was
called To draft u Constitution. II -
convened only to discuss affairs of the
greatest moment, such ~ alterations in
the form of government Or changes in
the Constitution, 'he general legislation
for the country being lcft Ia the Parlia-
msnt which consists If only one house
the Chamber. or Boul6 r. IL formed If
the new Parliament. which will consist
0f about isS members. chu,sn from sew
entv-One districts. and an equal NUM-
Der 81 elected delegates ~ the life ~
the present Chamber j. almost cndei il
h thought that IN" election will take
place in Nav.
The revision II certain clauses II the
Constitution - m" matter which the
Assembly will undertake No rindn-
mental cllu-" 'nn be altered. and the
present Chamber must clearly define
the olail,,'-s - be- revised This u nNCe--
sarv before ~" Assembly can act; IN
fact IL j. hcld bv -pru" Gr'.cian pubhcistS
that the present proceedings are frog
. ular VA that by ~" CONSTITUTION two
Pariiam"nt- by yo'" uf thr.-n-qiiartrr-
Of its fail Members must a-k for thu
revision by rp'IHl resolution. Only
one Pari,aH"n'. rha present, has ex-
pressed nm opinion ~ rhn revision. but
~ all parties seem Intrnt upon n ih,
irreRIiari' T. overlooked
The question 81 Cretan representa-
ton has been overcome by excluding
delegates from abroad Al the Assembly
forty -eight years ago there were repre-
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nullify Indirectly the reserved riRhsa Of TIA
States By the sxsrciss % Federal powers1
The very SERIOUS question suEResta ita-lf
a. 20 whether % IL reasonably possible Tor
tho Judiciary to Determine whether redsra
power has been exerciasd for Federal On
or for some Interior purpose. Tndoubtetly
this task. n ever assumed nv the judicaarv
would be even more delicate and smba rrass.
Ing than the ordinary exercise of the Dover
of adjudginR a statute unconstitutional In
many instances IL would b. beyond tha
power OF the Judiciary to dstsrmine thai
Congressional act was not what on - fara
Il purported to be. and n = wholly probab
therefore that this nuIlifcaSiOn bv indlrcct,on
could never DO wholly prevented. especially
whore q taxing statute n used for unco,.
stitutional purposes Nevertheless. unIe-.
our dual system Of government l. tn h- sub.
verted the Supreme Court must return %
the doctrine % Marshall that
SHOULD Congress- under ne preasHt % ss.rri.
Ing tts powers. pas laws for the aocompnshm.p,
OF objects not entrusted 20 nc GOvsrnmenL I,
would become TIE painful duty Of this tribunal
10 say nat such an act vas not ne hw o,
ne land
To this conclusion. 70 10 the belief % IN.
writer. the court will. indeed must. come
IL moves with caution. and yet. When the
necessity arises. IL does not hesitate 70 -.
ceds from q fatally destructive position
Let senator Beveridge's child labor bill ever
como before the court a. o statute. and d,
IL believed that that tribunal will modify
that witch 70 said in vesey W Fenno and
the other cases cited. II IL not only thu
living voice Of the Constitution. but II 10
also the conscience % the nation. To the
doctrine Of judicial impotence will yet coms
some saving qualification.
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means nothing to tho present genera
ton. unleAs il reveals the art Of the real
estate boomer or the silly affectation OF
stupid persons longing to be elegant.
No ancient landmark is interesting or
sacred TO either. Honest, meaty, nat'l-
raj nance they delight To cast aside for
vain and empty compoundingr 81 their
own. lanes are transformed into ave-
nues, roads become boulevards, COM
mons are turned into plazas. without
rhyme or reason and at the sacrifice
Of accuracy and good taste. Boards
Of Aldermen. Boards Of SSleCtmen and
Common Councils lend themselves freely
TO this traffic. but the argument OF
practical efficiency should have infiu-
enCe with the administrators Of the
United States Post Office.
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PASS AND TACKLE.
The Game That n Always G0lnG To Be ouV
Never o. nefarued.

To THE EDIToR or TIE SuN-SIy: ne
footha II rule makers ppear this time 70 have
fooled themselves a. well a. everybody elss
Their intention seems to have been honest
hut the revision of 1910. 49, u now takes def
mite sha % IL = snare md delnsion. Their
surgery IL fea rIess but foolish where q
limb should have been Topped olf they have
bol-tered Il up in splints. They would
sacrifice The mother Ia save the child. the
good old N me for the new
Take the forward pass as an illusRra tioE
The play IL undenia bly, ds nRerous. Tinker
al YOU zill with The rules. the single man who
enters the enemy's territory to receive the
In n IL exposed to attack while the attention
necessary to hts self preservation 10 concen-
trated on the reception Of the pass. Il 10
unfa ir to him TO allow the opposing side 70
blook. unfair 10 the opponents to allow him
to make hts catch free from interference
gift Of yards conditional only upon the
execution of an accurate throw and catch
a ha skethall performance.
The Use Of passing the hall from player
20 player of the attacking side should BE-
left 10 the discretion Il coaches. not de
triple Passes hshind he I'm. OF pISy o;s na
tremendous opportunities for strategy a.
the hest tyne and add wards Of gain At iitt.s
has Ss~% srt 90 SnS FOUND ior failure 'i
should he recognized thar the fault is fun
aapental and calls not for alteration out
for eradication. A. long a. " - allowed
With whatever definitions and Iinltssioas
for the protection 81 the re"eivinR PLAYER.
the defence must BE- distributed, the SEQ
OndRry defence must he held well bach,
and the tackle " open 70 the constant cruel
hammerinR thar resulted In 40 many tn
juries last year How q tackle Of former
years returning 20 the game Of the new
rules would misa on the defensive the
support Of the back who used 20 brace up
the line az the point 81 assault The for.
ward pass should share the well merted
fate OF the neutral zone.
The college authorities who are haIllnR
With delight the latest PATCHWORK Of the
rule ma kers are short sighted. A chunk
Of meat dropped by the nesinR foOtbAllsrs
has held M the pursuinR pack tempo
rlrily. tex he chase will 30 on, The Rame
hW 'Aother years lease Of life, but merit
-, son will end with the sane old senaelaaa
hFn hearted protests and empty thrsAta
IOot bell IL like certain ca ndida tea for mem
her-hip In n little country Methodist Church
] once knew. converted each year and
each wear backsliding -perma nently on pro-
ha ton.
Nov can the iyins tackle possibly be
regulqted hv rule IL might be visa 70
substitute tagging for sackling: and N
the elements 81 basketball are 90 BE- bor-
rowed. Why not 40 to the children. the true
masters OF the ART Of play. and copy their
good old game Of cross tag? perhape
too. the variety known a. squat IN g might
be Introduced. the runner bout 20 be a Gged
could squat and while in that diRnifisd pos-
ture could not be made lit. T.N.E.
NV YORK. March ~.
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While geographical considerations
should not always be controlling in fill
inG vacancies in the Supreme Court OF
the United States. they ought not tn he
ignored by the President in appointing
a Successor to Mr.. Justic" BREWER.
The Second Judicial Circuit is entitled
to the appointment. In the Federal
judicial system the second Circuit com
prises 'he States 81 Vermont. Connect
cut and New York. Here the bench and
bar represent ~ high a degree of ability
a. can he found IN the Union. The coun-
try j. divided into nine circuits for the
purposes Of the national judiciary. This
most important circuit. which includes
within It's limits the great city and port
Of New York, IL without n representative
IN the supreme Court bench since the
recen, death Of Judge RUFus W. PECK
HAM President TAFT selected Circuit
Judge HORACE II. LURToS 20 succeed
him. hut Mr.. Justice LUKToS comes not
from New York. but from the Tennessee
circuit This was all wrong. The Presi-
dent when he was on the Federal bench
himself had been associated with Judge
LURToS and liked him. but that was not
sufficient reason for ignoring the claims
81 New York and giving a Tennessee
man a place that ought 20 have come To
New York We deeply regret that a new
vacancy has occurred by reason Of the
death Of so admirable n Judge as Mr.
Ia L..s A II.
the most WORTHY Successor can be found
and should he found in this circuit and
in this State.
1t the present writing We name no
names as indicative Of our own prefer
ence. IL was conjectur,,d when Judge
LURroN was promoted that the Prcsi-
dent would like some day To appoint
Attornev-( GENERAL wiCEERsHAM 20 the
Supreme Court. hut thought the time
was not Vet ripe. We doubt whether the
senate would deem the time ripe enough
vet The newspapers have already men
toned Senator Roof and Governor
! HUGHEs ~ probabilities. II ~ well I'M
der-tood. however. that Mr.. ROoT could
! have had the appointment which went
/ 60 Secretary MOODY. but declined II and
there is no reason 10 suppose that he
would accept a place now which he re-
/ fIs,-i before he was senator The an
pointm"nt 81 Governor HUGHEs would
deprive the Republican party Of his ser
vices in the approaching political cam
/ paign IN this State. when they will he
most sorclv needed; and furthermore. II
, would put the state Government for the
I time being into the hands of Lieutenant
Governor HORACE WHITE. whose dom
nation would he far from acceptable
90 the reform Republican element Mr..
TAFT will therefore have to go further
afield.
II the President were willing 10 APP
point another Democrat we could sug-
g,-t an ideal nomination in two minutes.
but perhaps thar In too much 20 expect.
All that we now desire 20 emphasize il
the right Of New York 10 the appoint
ment. Our Senator'S. our Representa-
| tives and our bar associations ought 20
be heard from in this matter. and with
no uncertain sound.
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he A..auI, q. Iia..s.II.

To rHV FpTroR oF rvs SIN Sv George
Hoh i surely tght about the downward revision
~ baseball but my word. whAt rough game u
vouIl suu be- For instance. iust think Of enc %
tf~ gentlemen particDnting IN the garne being
stuck ~ n Ny'ug '~nHi~ hail AWftil. awful
: suggest = soap bubble. or at most nice piere
Of fried mush Also make II Imperative that the
pitchrr before delivery make an announcement
somewhat on these in~s -Gentlemen. shall nov
pr~stpl'ate th~ hone % contention THIS would
Al-o serve - warning ami the players could all
rr,irs from the grid and thus avoid any chance
OF collision with the murderous missile
George th'nks that wicker chairs should BE-
~ hst,tutci FOR the bases too Why. George. how
could YOU Indeed. the gentlemen should have
,-t~utaI diyans on which 10 rest their weary
limits
sas u -aof' The endearinG terms with which
the spectators inte-sper~e their REMAINS miges
Just as veil be Jeff unsAid Such expressions a.
on and M might be allowed. and In case
Of intense excitement GOOdy. Eoody'-
WILLIAM SHKAHa ID.
NV YoRE. March ~.
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To TIVE HprroR oV THE SUs-ss'' pedestrian
ana . follower Of the Mayor. . and that mere \
not room enough To eajoy walking over the Brcoh
Ign Bridge Twice many persons uaik nos
a. walked . year ago why dOat thsy open ths
Manhattan Bridget
Another thing there signs 20 keep 70 ths
right on the bridge. This rule Il all highs unt
you strike Manhattan and then people walk 81
they pIease why don' they have these signs
on the streets of Manhattan
Why dOnt they stop having there short men
carving signs on the Sidewalks They are gen
orally short men. and the signs are iust high
enough % that you have IN dodge them ever
time you pass them yOu wti get hit
why don the police stop the pushoarts from
blo-klns the crossings 80 we snA'n't have 70 walk
around them ami Why don't they keep the candy
pedIers and other Kinds OF the sidewalks
why doa't they enforce the iaw BY stoppina
PEOPLE especially busy streeta- from awesp-
ing thcir sidewalks after O'ciockf
NEw YORK. March ~ PEDESTRIAN.
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~ win Landsssr. SIR Thomas IAwrsnos
has . portrait. that of CanOvA the s0alpsor'
two second rata ARTISTS In intimate coilabo-
ration Bastisn LspAge's "Ths FOrBs' d
satisfying. Baron HsodFik Leys 10 a
hammered - TadomA The Clando Lor-
raine IA dry. Luini Of Milan has 'Mys-
tic Marriage Of -. CAtharine." We Ike
the littIs Mabusa. a Madonna and Child >
IL has quality even though h may lack a
peSiigree. Meis~onier. % course. MsmlingG
Metsu. two examples. Micris. same num-
Der. Mignon. always fruit.
The two Millets bring you up with
q start. The Pig Killers' 10 a. realistic
az Morland and much more beautiful
The sleeping Diana IL q specimen Of ths
compositions Millet turned out when
he wAs painting nudes for money. The
Monticello h not the great colorist at hil
top notch M,urillo. a Madonna and
Child in Glory 10 evidently Of the school
From the two Van der Neers there II
moonlight and twilight and a lady with
a child. The ostades (Adrisn and Isack
van) are well 60 the fore. seven examples
Il IL curious To come upon q Joachim
Patinir. with q characteristic enough
hxion worshippinG in q Cave Perusxt.
Pinturicchio. Previtali. RAphAel-here' q
richness for 'he collector avid Of great
names The Paul Potters are average.
We admired Sir Joshua Reynolds's por-
trait Of Lady O'Brien. and found the two
Rousseau landscapes not % especial quail
ity. The Rubsnse~. -lxion and Hero
and Two Apostles are. the former par
ticularly. excellent examples. We can-
not say We were entranced by the Jacob
Ruisiaei The Stevens (Alfred Of Brus-
selsI has Lady With Cherries In his
clever vein Four Jan stesns like the
Tsniers and Ter Borch attract attention.
Poor old 81 Anthony In again tempted
in the Teniers canvas. an example OF which
may bs found in every picture gallery Of
Europe
Troyou makes Q good showing. and the
Turner's. four in number. are In two en-
ample= brilliant. The Grand Canal e
fairly a-glitter. hut the Italian landscape
Ia not remarkable. Thers ara four un-
knOwns. some marines by william Van De
Nelde, the younger, and . comical Vibsrt,
The SacTilegious Monkey II you can't
smile in the presence Of this anecdots,
set II down 20 spFing fever. Verrocchio's
Madonna and Child would melt the heart
uf Fifth avenue dealer The Watteau
Garden Party IL not too convincing.
After Willems, wOuverInan and wynant,
the catalogue ends in q Felix Ziem,
the Grand Canal. Venice With all it,
l1cun@. its attributions and its mediocre
,ie- this Yerkes collection isextraordinary
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The Hon WILLIS l. MOoRE should not
be hard upon. still less speak despitefully
Of. his fellow prognosticator. the ground
hog He has been doing a good deal In
this line recently AMI " Affects IL dis
agr"eably We understand. - course.
that the grounding often fails in his
forecasts He dill u this year lie hi -
the mark quite often. 20 be- sure hut that
IL natural enough. since has sn-called
prophecy covers period - SIX weeks
following February ,. a periot almost
always incl"rnent and cAntanKsrous IN
these latitudes
We realize also that the grounding
predicts only once a wear. whereas the
Hon. WILLIS l. moore predicts every
dav IL - natural enough that the
failures and shortcomings should ia IN
proportion IL - horne m upon us.
however. that thu professor exhibits
bad taste in approaching the grounding
because - its immunity from the Criti-
cism he incurs lie ought 20 reflect
that the groundhog II a modest and
retiring warmth seeking no favor or
adulation from mankind and asking only
a aIficiency Of food and reasonable or
portunity ~ siesta. He doesn't want %
preside over geographic societies or die
tate scientific coroIlaries OF expeditions.
nor yet does he bare bis breast 10 hurt
ling bouquets and inhals the perfum~
and flowers that lightly rain from ladies
hands. He deserves some consideration
on this score, and In our opinion he ought
60 get Il.
We really wish the professor would Lot
up on the grounding With some reser-
yatiOna we believe in the Suuare deal
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To INV HDrroa op TIE SrS-Sg' Lssvtng
the teaspoon in the tea cup Il an ancient naxbar>
iiy common In the kitrhen IN ENGLAND and usual
In the parior In America. Their Va absolutely
M reason for the custom. IN fact there 10 no rsa
Eon for . spoon ~ al Tea should NJ drunk plain
without sugar vt milk. In mat n difeu MON
coffee. which ought 10 b. - hot Hsdes and 80
sweet - honey. The lea Wing % the spoon IN ne
rup IL not far removed from pouring the ssa INTO
the saucer and . man or woman Who does nat
i--tt Il worthy even OF . Dun-a Bohes-niAn
vandal CHnsrEnYruD.
NSu YoaE. March ~