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the BiLLOT ~ FNGL AND.
A Review Of wosnan's struggle for the
PriSilrS sc Df Noting.

To THF EDITOR OF THF SUN- SIR. In view
NJ the extraordinary events taking place
IN England. the American public should IN
dersiand exactly What the women grtev-
ancs ~
Ever since 1870 n ma oriy OF the members
OF each house Of Commons have been pro
fessed believers in woman suffrage B,'ls
10 give " omen the parliamentary vote have
passed their second reading over and over
again. IN he early wears 10y small ma IoTit le-
of lat" wears hH N.ry heavy ones In tn.
present Psrlia mrrII the suffrage hill passed
It's second reading nv "a ma iorIty Of no n
bigger vote Than tho Govern msn' had been
able 20 secure FOR ans ut ~ own measures
. But never once during ,hs-. forty wears
has the suffrage htli ha"n allowed 20 come
up for third reading an,l final ,"r" The
abineI has power To keep any measure
back. and the Cabinet Ministers haV. al
way said thar Parliament could not spare
he time for a third reading lmpatiance
with this prolonged policy Of uh-' ruct ION
led to tn. militant movement some Of
N. women set nur Deliberately TO make tho
lives OF the cahIner Ministers u burden to
hem until they should consent q" To- 'h"r
bill come to A finai vote
The women believe the conc iliarion bill
10 Use the only measure that can h. passed
for an indefinite time 10 come Mr. ~
auth. who - personally opposed 20 woman
suffrage IN any form has several times
promised that At some tine IN he future ha
may allow much more sweeping tin for
suffrage 10 com. - u decisive vote hut
both he and The WOMEN know that -uch "A
mrasur" would prrtlblv he defeated a.
israel Ianrviil SAID N" other day m his
~pe~Ch In Albert Han. ~" women prefer
bird IN the hand ~ fvo mocki ing birds IN
he bush ia" oppDn .n's Of ~iIfi rage assert
n I' the members Who have voted for the
hill on secund reading ALI 'hS~. forty wears
have been 'u-IuT"rr and that they would
haN. deserted 81 uppn the third reading
But o. - the -.TrlgI>r- whn ar" eager TO
have 'ha rhird reading rik" rIa"" while
all the opponents arr rsaus In trh- bleed
a nd die ia the las' ditcn rather han - allow
tho 'hrrd reading o" rom" "n
" "a = pIty thar women should he dir ven
10 ~. militant methods hut u y measure
intensely desired nv an equal number of
men had been held back nv red tap. for
forty wears after u bad ATTAINED a matorrty
IA Parliament the offending ahin..' Minis
tsrS would long ago have been pumuslI.i
with something h"ay -r Than feminine fiSt-
In our grandfather- tune ing!I-hmsn
l:itaJIng for an enlarged franchise for
themselves not onlv broke up every 20
lirical meeting IN he north Of England with
shout. Of Votes for ou~sholdcr- Votes
for taxpayers" but they burned prisons,
custom houses and private dwellings and
ndulHei In widespread rio'ing and blood
she'd. Israel Iangwlil trrIv saws that IN
comparison England has reason 10 no
grateful io IN. women Tor tn. feminine
Inildnes- Of their ma'h"ds
ALICE STuNE BI.CEwFIr
DoRCHSsTsr. Mass November -
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\ Tax ON Christmas Trees

tn. announcement comes from Mont
Legislature of IN. Green Mountain
state - expected Ia enact remarkable,
statute for the purpose Of conserving
~ forests 1hi- measure. we are told,
places a tax ~ - cents on every Ihri-f-
mas tree shipped out uf III. State
ShouIi III. bill pass he Vermont Christ
mas ire. will disappear from the markets
Of Boston and New York The state
ment j. also made that the Legislature
Of Vermont has already placed tax of
FIVE cents on Christmas trees.
Their" IL "A provision Of the Constitu-
rinn Of tn" nited States which seems TO
be somnw hat antagonistic 10 this project
for future legislation. and We may add
that " there ~ any existing law in Yer
mont which ass,Imss- 10 impoSs. an ey-
port duty on Christmas trees that also
~ probably unconstitutional
Subdivision Of section ~ Of Article I.
Of the Federal Constitution provides
that no Stat" shall without IN. consent
ri Congress "lay any imposts or duties
on imports or exports except what may
be absolutely necessary for executing
its inspection laws. and that all such
laws shall be subject 10 IN" revision and
control Of Congress. Tn" proposed tax
on Christmas trees shipped ont - ;ir,
State" would seem 10 b.' included W hin
the term duties on exports" ~ thIls used
in tho COnsi tuition Of the United States.
That phrase refers not only tn exports
IN foreign lands but To articles exported
from one state 10 another Thus Mr.
Justice STORY IN his classic treatise on
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STRIkE DtTy FOR THE wTEITT
Approval Of the Proposal to BELIEVE %
from such Police MorA.

To INV Editor % IHk >rN ~ There
can hardly he any question a. To the sound
ness Of colonel r. VI Weaver- Judgment
when he recommends 'hn' the STATE miiI'ia
h. relieved Sf strike duIv rhi- - not q
nrw matter for rh- consideration of tho--
who would lib. 10 ~.- the Na'tohai Iuaru
the efficient. veil drilled. representative
hOdy Of Young Americans u ought 70 b.
Wears ago the discussion reached such a
pDin' that certain labor unions forbade -
members Joining IN" National Guard on
account of the strike dtrI~s IMPOSED upon
them ~ - now high time thai those who
are "npahi. Of considering IN" matter sun
have AUTHORITY 80 act -h""lh RELIEF" 'h-
militia Of this police work
u - unnecessary 10 say that working
men. union and non-union. are not antas
oni-tiC to IN. state militia - 4 means at
national defence fully Is Der cent. Of the
lnilita 81 our Eastern states Ia made up 81
worklngmen L. II not asking too much
uf human nature 10 expect either willing
ness ar military zeal in performing strike
duty Hlppilv strikes Of violence are not
frequent. but when they do occur and get
beyond police control for which there IL
No sy"u-a they are confined almost sltO-
R-th.r To the larger cities Of the East which
ar. "aSIlN accessible to Fedora troops
Their. il no lack % patriotism in tie aver
Ng. American workingman He has been
he haCkbon. Of oIT armies in tim. past.
and will h. again " the occasion requires.
IN. workInznan Of to-day viii fight for
his country and willingly. Just as his father
did bui I. u.r. " iIiingn.-a so ight IL one
thinr and 70 +. able :" fTh, Is I,,If. another
" hon III. call came for recruits IN he span
i-h- American war any recruiting officer
will tell the kind ~ men who responded
-trapplng. h"ali nv youngsters from the
work shop. foundry and factory. anxious
and willing vet with no military training.
scarcely knowing on. end Of n gum from
the orher and consequently useless for
Immediate service Yet ~ ~ these men on
whom must depend ia tim. 81 war to
make tIp our armies They must be drilled
taught the duties Of a soldier. how to handle
and shoot their rtfe--In word how to
fight and the state militia i-the only school
available
When - man - willing tn spend two or
three hours ~ an evening once n week aftev
his days work in fitting himself to serve his
country IN time Of war II 10 not fair tO ey-
pec' him TO do police duty IN time Of peace
DTDLEy POLLARD.
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4 FIVE OY ENLISTMENT.

WAsHrNaroS. Nov 7s.--Mr. James j
Hill ID reported a. having declared. not a
belief nor AZ . personal conviction. hut
~ an absolute certainty, that In tho i'm
mediate future Of this country there will
come a period of industrial stagnation.
Tn. coming OF thcss gloomy days. in his
opinion, is matter 90 weeks or at most
OF months. He knows OF no systematic
plans Tor improvement no plans for new
productive enterprises or for extension OF
present facilities, The alternative from
his point Of view is commercial stagnation.
with loss OF employment for thousands and
the devil to pay generally
Ten years ago tho value Of the products
OF the United States was estimated nj
about S2o,OOO. OOO. 600 a year That gave
manufactured products n value of about
SIS 600 0Oo,OO farm products a value OF
about s., 600 .OOO. go. and the product OF
minee forests and fisheries about s, .OOO.-
100000 Estimates at the present time
place this revenue at not far from ssO OO0.-
00O. 900. The pace Of the last ten years
has been Tremendous. Railway mileage
has increased more than 20 per cent . and
a much higher percentage ia shown in
equipment increase. Hundreds Of mill
ions Of dollars have been invest ed in
street railways. telephone systems. water
works lighting systems and o,her public
and semi-public Vt ilisieS. Enormous sums
have been invest ed in he ext ension of our
mechanical equipment, in mills and fac
tories. New plants have been erect ed and
the facilities Of old plants have been
increased. Una,.sst ionably the increase
in producing capacity has ont run increase
in consuming power. II has been de-
clared that two-thirCs Of our present
equipment could supply our entire present
demand The experience. of the last ten
years has made us a nat ion Of economic
voracious. insat liable in our de-
mand for what We call progress. II we
are not stuffed we think We are starving.
and it is on this point tina, many will b.
led astray by Mr. Hills statement.
The present pace cannot hold. and its
would probably b~ only an
Urgent Invita- ion To- disaster. II il. how
ever. a profound mist AXE o assume that
lime OF inevitable and desirable adjust
ment mus necessarily he "A time 81 eco
homie and social dist rssss
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Real Estate and Local Politics.

Long term leases Of real estate have
not heretofore been popular in New
York. They have been inexpedient
for several reasons. the chief Of which
il that when an owner s;sFfenders his
property al a fixed uniform rent he parts
with the right Of benefrng by its in
crease in value. an increase which in a
growing city is likely to be- very great
in the course Of q long period. At pres
ent. however. owing Ia the size and cost
Of the modern types Of buildings going
up in Manhattan, even wealthy ground
owners find 1t difficult TO supply the
capital needed for improving their land
Prospective builders too find difficulty
in getting land by purchase when in a
large part Of the borough sites are rarely
appraised AT less than SioOOOo Hence
long term leases are becoming frequent
necessity.
Not only have they increased in num-
bers 81 late, but deal Of ingenuity has
been exercised in attempting To arrive
at an equitable distribution of profits
between owner and .ssae The most
novel device il a provision that the rem,
shall be- certain percentage Of the
lessee's gross income from the bus mess
which he conducts on rhs premises.
more common agreement calls for
REIMBURSEMENT Of the rent at short inter
walls. With fair division Of profits the
tendency il encouraged Of extending
the term Of the lease. The other dav
a lease for 2oO wears was recorded
probably the second longest in New
York. Some weeks ago one for 99a
wears was Clo~ed. in which, il is e-ti-
mated, IN. total rent will he about
soO Ogo.pD
The time is undoubtedly fairly near
when freehold transfers will be- Of infre-
quent occurrence IN Manhattan Typi-
cal business buildings and apartment
house~ represent with their SITES too
much wealth 10 be- owned permanently
and a, r'Ie bv individuals Indeed.
corporate ownership has already taken
the place of individual ownership 10 a
notable extent Tho Rhinelander Real
Fsfat" Company. with capitalization of
s. 40 80, il an ilhI-trat ION Of the met hod
bv which the heir- To big landed estates
nowadays prefer To lake over their
interests. OF ordinary Investment and
operating realty corporations there ar.
said To be- not fewer han : 1DwIth offices
in this borough. although probably a /
good share Of their holdings l. outside /;
Manhattan. nd.r the 'wofod infiu-
enCe 81 corporal" ownership and long
term lea-es property rights IN real estate
u i'll he far NOR. ldelv distributed than |
has been IN" 'as" h"ret oiore. a "Ircum-
stance which. II would seem. must react !!
favorablv on local politics
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AUTOMOBILE HO&Ns.
To NE Effective TheiT wasuins Must ne
Dtsasreeaiar.

To rRE EDITOR op THE Sry-!S,v. A
q mo,oriSt and one who has given con-
siderable thought to the subject Of warning
signals for automobiles. I should like -
answer the letter appearing IN THB srN to-
day sieaed Gideon ID. Blake
There Is no doubt that Mr.. Blake 10 apeak-
ing from the standpoint taken by a large
number Of people. have eaperimentsh
with several kinds OF horns and take credit
10 mys self that in making these experiments
l have considered not alone the elects that
they have produced for me. notortst. bat
also the effects that they have had upon the
pedestrian.
I hrst tried a bulb horn II was thor
oughly Ineffective Among the many street
New York II was practically inaudible.
especially when IL was most needed.
I next tried horn whose note WAS musical
and pleasant to the ear. Curioualy. instead
OF warning people IL seemed to attract
them And when you stop 90 think Of IL
1t il but reasonable that this should be-
so. Warning sounds since the world began
nave never bSrn musical notes. ha: rather
have they been sharp and harsh. II you
see n man Ina danger YOU don't sing to him
about II; VOC call TO him in a tone OF no
uncertain character. sharp. loud. harsh.
Now here's exactly the point: herein lies
the effectiveness OF the horn which Mr..
Blake and thousands oil other people de-
clare to he a nuisance. An auto horn in
order to he effective. in order to fulhl its
true function. should be loud enough and
harsh enough really to warn.
II Ia for Tins reason that use q horn Of
the -disaRrecab BILE variety exclusively.
As MIR. Blake says. the auto manufacturers
have succeeded In making their machines
almost noisele~s. Il ~ for this very reason
that an adequate warning signal il nece--
-arv. The public has the same right to be
warmed OF the approach OF an automobile
as of a fire engine or trolley car.
At the same time will admit that when
these -iissgreeahle" signals afe used un-
or car.lesslv abused. they no
come a great nuisance. and there ~ no one
who would rather see their usssregulated by
law than would John =. PHILLIPS.
NV YORK. November -
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ArrSpianr~ for the Army and Navy.
In its annual report which was made
public yesterday the Board of Ordnance
and Fertilization accepts the aeroplane
"a a desirable factor in the equipment Of
the army. and urges the purchase by
tn" War Department of number OF
a.roplam-s Of existing types for the
training of certain selected officers in
the art OF flying
There ought Ia he no difficulty in
obtaining he necessary appropriation
from Congress The time has passed
for doubt and ridiCule No intelligent
man considers the aeroplane a toy or
even an experiment. There may be a
member of Congress or two from the
baCkwoods who will decry the. aeroplane
as a newfangled machine too insecure
and erratiC for military purposes; that
is 10 b. expected; but the appropriat ion
will bee voted " should provide for
the purchase of aeroplanes for the Use
of both the army and navy. The cost
of one ri these machines equipped with
"A standard motor varies from 35.QOO To
fl''NN' Nuoiri w oNS W ftpIe
Of N" machines AZ every department
headquarters in the nited States. Porto
Rico and the Philippines. We believe
thar 'h" time il coming when every
batIieship and cruiser a. well "a every
iortiii"ation. will be provided with an
aeDplane for scouting and for purposes
OF communication. whether the aero
plane can ever he Used systematically
for offensive warfare ar not The
cadets at rha Military Academy should
b" instructed in the principles and ,ses
Of aviation, and those 0f them who VOL
unt"er should be practised in manag-
ing the aeroplane.
II cannot b. urged too strongly that
no time should b. lost in acquiring fiy-
ing ma"hines. drigible balloons as well
as aeroplane- for the military service.
and engaging instructors TO teach avia-
tion. France. Germany. England and
Italy are rapidly training officers in
the new means of reconnaissance, and
the I nired States has NOT vet made a
respectable beginning in the business or
got beyond the experimental stage
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against his jailers and the Government
~ srLvio PEiLico did In lie rnie pri-
sioni. and his boob. lIhs the Italians.
might have reused Germany against
Prussia u the realities Of national glory
had not obliteraied the dreams Of Ger
mar freedom.
When released from prison REUTER-
remained suspect, with the police
Watching him; il was useless 10 try Ia 60
on with hrs profession. so he worked on
his fathers farm. too much Of dreamer
In make much Of a success Of II. He
drifted along married. and began to
write bits Of dialect verse. encouraged
by his wife. The poems and anecdotes
were recited n: entertainments. their
fame spread beyond Mecklenburg. and
FRITZ REUTER- then dared to describe
himself and the people about him in tho
hOmely language of their own land. IL
was something new Ia Germans: these
were real peoples. such a. DICKENs's
people were to that generation. people
that they could laugh and crv az and
with, unlike the literary pictures Of
GUSTAV FREYTAG or Miss MARLITr or
PAUL HEYsE. The Hauptmanns and
the Sudermanns were not dreamed Of.
In Inspector BRAsIG they met man
a. lovable a. MIR. PICKwICK and much
tr,ier to life. and all the people in the
books became household friends. FRITZ
REUTER- had made good AZ last and the
few wears left tn him i'm his fisenach
villa made, mp in measure for his early
misfortunea
For wears after he died that villa
attracted pilgrims To Eisenach almost
in rivalry of the memories Of MARTIN
Luther and tho Wagnerized Wartburg
The novels and the humor are ~ good
and true IA ever. II ia Germany that
has changed in externals; that has be-
come a land in which FRITZ REUTER-
generation would feel uncomfortable
Vet there is no better WAY 10 under
stand what ID best and strongest in
German character than TO read his de-
lightful tales. They amply repay bit
nf "A struggle with Plattdeutsch forms
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The rrass meeting and love feast Of
Democrats Of all shades Of opinion ~
baltimore on January ~ should prov.
satisfactory advertisement for that
city. u WAS the advantage Of Baltl-
m"r". rather than the w"lfare If th.
Demo rat Ir Uarty, that WIS III the minds
al ~" promoters &c party conference
IN Baltim"r" +" point the way ~ greater
victor ~ InI- IF will be- III" greatest
political festival ii history. according
tn Governor ROTHFRS 1T Will no,
only be i great -rIr,c--. but IL Will b.,
a splendid thing Tor Baltimore SAWS
SenatOr RhiNfE .N.~' - II will Do. :,
bigger advert I-"monr than the aviation
meet, which wh- planned T., bring BaItI-
moro into IN. IinrIlghr.
Tn" original idea Of conference of
-QeinocratIc CoUDsellors 10 constitute
n sort Of steering committee 10 the
majority in the House Of ~" ~iS'v-
second Congress was abandoned m he
interests of party harmony at the m
stance. apparently, Of the Hon. CHAMP
ILsRK. who belongs to the BRYAN wing
al the parry Mr. CLARK. who want. 10
make sur" Of the Spcakership. is now
stopping 40 -t"althiy that blown eggs
would bar h.s advancing weight IL
wa on, iou- hat Mr. BRYAN could not
b." In"i'"d 10 n conference OF victorious
Democrat 10 advI-" what cour-" the
party should pursue ~ Congress. for he
had been q bolter IN Nebraska and his
company had not been wanted in Ohio.
where great personal triumph was won
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by q Democrat who enjoyed his III will
Mr.. BRYAN still has followers who are
capabl. 81 mischief. and they would
not have been welcomed 10 a council
boar,i here consarvat sm would hr r ara
mount. Furthermore. there was IAN
ger that the conferse- would make an
embarrassing pre~entment upon tariff
revision. \ Democratic majority face
to face with pledges. expressed or inn
piled. Ia tinker with the tariff is in a
tickli>h position M suggestions are
wanted before the meeting Of the Sixty
second Congress: certainly not from an
irresponsible body of policy hatcherS.
We recognize the danger Of a confer
cnce.- said senator .lOHN W. SMITH M
tho meeting Of the Baltimore committee
of plan and scope on Sunday. We
know that n certain kind Of conference
might be held that would do more harm
than good
80 Mr. CLARK = suggestion Of Jack
son day jubilation. with meeting Of the
invited in local theatre to speak pieces
and to attend n great dinner after
ward, was adopted No mans past is
to bs allowed TO stand in his wav. II il
TO be harmony and hominy. with the
photographers taking pictures by flash
light At least thousand invitations
will be- sent out: Your presence is
respectfully solicited. A reply ia re-
qneste't" We don't know who is going
TO paw Tor all this. but the purpose OF
the politicians clearly is that the Demo
cratic party shall not pay the piper in
dwindling prestige and in inane and
awk ward counsel
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The shoemaker has more guessing TO do
than most of those who bury OF him give
him credit for. He ia expect ed to glance at
you and III you: If his specular ions regard
ing st yles and sizes go wrong his business
suffers. What his Gust omers will demand
is always a puzzle. But few things have
sss' him TO guessing harder than what in
the trade report IL designated az the
cloth top boot especially the velvet
topped in women's and children's lines
This may be shown by quoting further
from the report
The uncertainty ss to the leadership of lea ,her
~ cloth IL having an influence over buy ing In the
leather market. 10 I'm proVement Is slow Buying
Of lea ,heT con tinues on the hand To mout basis
Whe' her tan shoes were merely pass
ing fad or an est ablished fashion troubled
him for years. White shoes which fol.
lowed seem To have won their place. the
tracks on any beach justifying him in
thinking that they will remain for MANY
summers. Then the black velvet boots
came TO disturb his peace OF mind He
might haveexpect ed hem il hs had ~ Idied
his hist ory. for IL is only fashion repeat ing
itself. He refused TO accept the warning
that 'rod the stage every time he "a " the
legitimate ted.
They came and they conquered The
sale Of velvet goods has been sufficient TO
exclude patent leather goods from popu-
larity- And no one will certainly bear
a gr,ldge against velvet for this conquest
The shoemaker. however. says they are
difficult 20 make and therefore more eI-
pen-ive 10 produce than leather goods
Good Saint CRIsPIN in all his struggles
never had a more difficult problem than
this Will the stee or Inc silk worm furnish
the material for modern womans shoes
II Is "A quest ION that no man can answer:
ne most that the trade report att .mpts is.
e This condition ~ emba rras-ing to the
business No one dires to predict the
future
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Long W edsIet1 Life

To THg EDIroH ~ TBE SrN ~ read In
yesterdays SUN that Judge and Mrs Roger \
Pryor mai celebrated their sixty serond wedding
anniversary AMI they mad never heard ~, apy
man and hts wife living - long together I can
heat that Ny grandparents. Mr. and Mrs ~ n.
Shcid"s ~ Hudson. y : On Octnb-r a. I,,r
ccrbratsh their sixty eighth Wedding annlycr
sary snh ere both veil fL0EHScg Z QrINLsN.
NEMnrnnH NnNcr hrr "A
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Graduated Biatp,ns

To rHr Eriror oP THg SrS-Sir. Th- remedy
for the long hnfp tn. about whIrh a VI G. CON-,
plains In tn days Srs. Is In her own hands Al
thn girl" ! kno~ have several hstpln- some OF
when cost from 81 70 IS. and the j~WelIev. or
department stores that sori them will gladly
shorten Them 10 any length deSlred JAMHR.
NEW Yohk. November Il
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Fnr~uraging Gayisai

To INV EDrToR or THH SrS-Sl- Their,
should he /, tunnel under the EaSt River Al Twenty
third street The old cry College sItr could Nv.
tho Manhattan terminal In Grrsaroint this
tunnel could come above the surface by . gradual
ns4"nt and continue A. an elevated line to Rich
mnnd iiiIl- Capitalist, should he ~n-ourax-d q,
undertake the construction of this Iin~
NV ORE. November "a nv