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or unworthy, the little countries to the
south Of US have been saved by the
operation of this principle, and as our
interest still demands that Europe shall
keep its hands of the continent the
principle must be defended.
The thing which Is popularity known
as the Monroe doctrine originated long
before that President was elected The
germ Of 1t Is seen in WaShington'S fare
well address Of 1796. 1t was pointed out
by Washington that Europe had a set
of interests In which we could have no
concern, and that our position of isola-
ton gave us the opportunity to hold
aloof from the old worlds wars and
complications and to work out our own
destiny on strictly American lines. This
aspiration, which was voiced also by
Jefferson and other statesmen before
Monroe came to the front, was put into
concrete form by the last-named Presi-
dent to meet an exigency which had
Monroe and his successors, the aspira-
ton voiced by the countrys first Presi-
dent has enabled the Spanish-Amertcan
countries to set up the sort Of gov
eminent which they chose, without any
Interference from the old world. 1t has
kept out the great nations of Europe,
except In the case Of the territory which
they had acquired before the principle
was invoked, has spared the Western
hemisphere from the effects of Europe's
dynastic wars, thus giving peace to
the whole region on this side Of the At.
lantic, has saved the United States from
the presence of powerful rivals at its
own door. and has Permitted US to
spread across the continent and to mako
a growth in population, wealth, pres
tige, and power such as the annals OF
the world elsewhere furnish no parallel.
Whenever the time comes that the ex-
pertinent Of self-government which Is
being tried in Central and South Ameri-,
ca must be given up as failure, it will
be the United States, and not Germany,
England. Italy, or any other country
that will step in and appropriate the
southern half of the continent. From
the Arctic ocean to Cape Horn the
Monroe doctrine must stand while the
world stands. EVERETT SPRING.
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President if he does not take steps
to get impeachments started against
the bad judges.
If he didn't meant that he knows un-
desirable judges then he has been
guilty Of appealing to the rabble, OF
weakly yielding to the ignorant preju-
dice which is alleged to exist in de-
PRAYED and excitable quarters.
It is not fair for the President, after
posturing himself as the foremost de.
fender of judicial integrity, to reflect
thus on the whole body of judges. Ger.
tainly he does not want "a few" judges
butchered in character and reputation
simply to appease sentiment that he
has himself denounced so often as
dangerous, extreme, and unthinking.
The President must go ahead with
this sensational charge against bad
judges, or else stand convicted of the
most dangerous appeal to prejudice,
ignorance, and mob sentiment that has
yet been INDUCED.
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THE MONROE DOCTRINE
MUST ALWAYS STAND

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Gordon Becker does not seem to COM
prehend the leading purpose Of the
Monroe principle. The doctrine is in
the interest Of the United States chief
~, and the protection Of the other
peoples are only an incident in 1t. When
Monroe, in his message of 1923, called
a halt on the program Of the holy al
lance, which aimed to subvert the
little countries Of the American CONT
nent which had just broken away from
Spain and set up governments of their
own, he declared that I'VE should con-
slider any attempt on their part to ex-
tend their system to any portion Of this
hemisphere as dangerous to our peace
and safety! This consideration-.he
peace and safety" Of the United States
has been kept to the front in all the
crises Of the past three-quarters of a
century In which the principle has been
involved. The interest Of the United
States has been the primary object of
the Monroe doctrine. The protection of
the countries to the south Of Us has
been result of this policy. but this has
been Q secondhand consideration. Worthy
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ILLOGICAL POINTS
OF TAYLOR SYSTEM
To the Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor of THE TINES:
It seems to me that the illogical point
Of the Taylor system" has never been
brought before the public. AS I under
stand this system" the rate of COM
pensation is based on the amount-quan-
tty, not quality-of work turned out by
the fastest workman in an establish
ment, he receiving almost a living wage.
Those men unable to keep up with this
man receive proportionately less.
Suppose John Smith has four race
horses, all reasonably fast-No. l being
the speediest, No. 2 not quite so fast,
with the third and fourth respectively
slower. Now, suppose John Smith
should use the Taylor system, on his
horses. No. l would receive full ra-
lions, No. less, No. still less. and
the fourth would die of slow starva-
ton.
When the public learned what Mr..
Smith was doing, what would be the
result? There would be terrific
clamor perhaps Smith would be
lynched: and, at the very least, he
would be arrested and heavily fined for
Then, why should this same practice
be tried on men, no two of whom are
any more alike than any two horses?
Why should A receive nigh wage for
doing q maximum quantity OF raulty
work while B, who has the artistic
spirit there are artists In all trades),
and loves his work, turning cut q
smaller quantity but OF higher grade,
receives smaller wage? 49, -...
Al a future date, IL desired, will
show some of the causes of incfficiency
In manufacturing establishments, mat
ter of which have made a study.
A STUDENT OF MEN.
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Right of Prosecuting
Spies Raised by Navy

The question has been raised at the
Navy Department over the power of
the Government to prosecute alleged
spies under the provision of the recent
act Of Congress, who may be in the en-
ploy Of private ship yards and who may
come into possession Of facts about
United States warships undergoing con-
struction In those yards. The issue has
been raised by the arrest Of a draughts-
man of the Electric Boat Company be-
cause he sold some information about
submarines for a magazine article.
Legal authorities at the department
today, after reviewing the law on the
subject, are inclined to believe that this
particular .draughtsman is not amen
able to the recent act of Congress, and
as a result, the Navy Department may
withdraw from any participation in the
prosecution of the case, now in the
Federal court at Boston.
The position taken today by the naval
authorities is that a spy is a person
who secures secret facts about this
Government and who transmits or at
tempts to transmit them to another
government This applies to a foreign
er. Should this person happen to be an
American. hs becomes a traitor. instead
Of spy.
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A RECORD-BREAKING ADvER.
TISEMENT OF A BIG
BUSINESS.

The man who does q big thing; the
man who succeeds on new lines, who
turns over new soil, who makes new
roads or hews new paths, merits COM
mendation.
The Times today prints the ami
versary announcement OF. the firm of
Robert Berberich's Sons in the largest
single shoe advertisement ever pub
lished in any newspaper in any country.
Even though this be only q temporary
climax, and to be followed by others,
1t merits the attention that the doing
of great things in other lines would
get on the editorial page of The Times.
Forty-three years ago the Berberich
business was established by Robert
Berberich, the father of the two
brothers who are now conducting it,
and according to the legends Of this
concern the maxim of the founder was
this,
Neither a business nor a business
man can become full-fedged over night
they must grow"
From that beginning, and built on
that maxim, the Berberich organization
has maintained a steady and progress
siVe growth until it is perhaps the
best known retail shoe store in
America And the biggest factor in
this growth and in this widespread
knowledge of the business has been
newspaper publicity and to that pub
licity The House of Berberich has been
willing to give full credit.
The Times feels rather proud that
more of the advertising of this pro-
gressive concern has appeared in it's
columns than in any other newspaper.
1t feels proud that every year since
The House of Berberich began to use
it it has used more than was used the
preceding year, and it further feels
proud that the elimination, which here
Is not synonymous with termination,
of this advertising in the biggest shoe
ever published should
appear first and exclusively in The
Times.
The business Of The House of Ber-
berich, the advertising of The House of
Berberich, and the success of the House
of Berberich, is evidence that CONNER
cial advancement is pretty nearly sure
when there is a combination of good
goods, supported by good advertising
in a good newspaper.
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WANTS TO KNOW,
WHAT is A BRICKLAYER?

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The vouchers Of citizen Of the Uni-
ted States are now being examined by
the Civil Service Commission to de-
termine his status as a bricklayer. OF
coure. IL the citizen in question has
not complied with the technicalities Of
the law he may rightly be discharged
from his job OF laying bricks for the
United States. None the less, unless
the American people view with COM
placency the destruction OF the principles
of equality before the law, and the es-
Establishment of a government within the
government, II behooves them to insist
that the legal definition of bricklayer
shall be this and nothing but this-one
who Is able to lay bricks.
Discharge this man IL he has not COM
piled with the law, foolish though the
law may be, but do not go to his
vouchers to discover whether he can
or cannot lay bricks. Examine his
work. He has actually been laying
bricks for the Government. Has he
laid them badly or well?
There Is little doubt that he has laid
bricks well. for, otherwise, those who
are trying to Dust him from his Job
would have accused him Of laying bricks
badly. and no one has made such an
accusation.
This man IL union bricklayer II he
Is member Of a union. and brick-
layer II he can lay bricks. He 10 q
citizen Of a republic whose basic prin-
chile Is equality before the law. Let
him be kept or discharged by the laws
Of one union and only one-the AmerI
lean Union. FAIR PLAY.
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ADVOCATES. AIR BRAKES .
.,.-, ON ALL STREET CARS
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES: -. ..
Having been a constant reader of your
paper for the past three years, l ap-
preciate its value as public medium.
/ now make suggestion which be-
lieve will benefit the public at large;
that is, compel the street railway COM
panies to equip all cars operating In the
District of Columbia with air or other
power. brakes.
BY chance / was witness to two
very serious accidents last week. The
one in which man was killed by car
although the crew was not held re-
sponsible-could nave easily been avoid
ed had this car been equipped with air.
Saturday night on the Benning line
there was rear-end collision. II could
rot have been avoided. but the speed
of the car could have been slackened
SO that no serious damage or injury
to passengers would have occurred, II
sir brakes had been used.
These are only two cases, bur acci-
dents happen every day which could be
avoided were our street cars properly
equipped with power brakes.
The ordinary han6-brake Is as much
out of place at tho present time as
would be the old-tine coal oil lamp
on a post 10 light our thoroughfares.
Hand brakes wer7 sufficient ten years
ago when small single truck cara were
used but at the present the number of
passengers hauled - three times as
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GROUNDS ABOUT STATION
DECLARED UNSIGHTLY
To the Editor OF THE TINES:


huasmuch as you have opened space
in your paper for the making OF sug-
gestions. 1 have concluded to make
complaint. II there is any one thing
that is more inexcusable and Irritating
than another in picturesque Washing
ton, II ~ the inexplicable hardness in
grading and putting into some sort OF
decent share the grounds south or the
Union Depot. The condition OF these
grounds is a verItable eyesore to all
who see them, and all must do So and
why they are SO long left in their pres
ent hideous condition is a mystery 20
all who sec them. II the railroads have
the grading of these grounds the Com
missioners should see to II that the
aforesaid railroads get busy. and that
quickly: while If the Commissioners
have the grading of these grounds to
do, the big man in the White House
should fetch the aforesaid Commission
ers up with a peremptory threat of dis
missal unless these grounds are put in
some shape that will not eternally dis
grace the city. At least the weeds might
tie cut and harvested. That would I'M
prove matters a little. -
CONSTANT OBSERVER.
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TO try and stop, but, knowing 1t was
useless, jumped of when he was about
one foot from the automobile, leaving
the bicycle TO slide side~ise into the
back wheel of the automobile, which
at this time was nearly clear Of the
road. By this time, and as the man
picked up the bicycle, with nothing
more than a scare for his carelessness.
we continued up Chaplin street at a
slow rate, looking back to make sure
the young man was not hurt. In about
five minutes we returned back Chaplin
street, when the young man held US
mp and said we ran into him, and
what were We going to do about 1t?
His statement was ridiculous in face
of the fact that he ran into US; also the
fact that he was on the north side of
the car, proving he ran into US, where
as, If we had run into him, he would
have been at least ten feet up Chaplin
street or on the west side of Four
teenth street. The statement OF his
being hurt and unable to walk home,
TOM MOORE.
434 Ninth street northwest.
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ENJOYS MAIL BAG
FEATURE OF TIMES

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
would like to congratulate The
Times upon the Mail Bag. II The
Times is late in getting to me for any
reason whatever l am all at sea until
get 1t, and the first thing l turn to
Is the Mail Bag. / am greatly inter-
ested in the many letters that are sent IN,
written, anc upon various
subjects, that are well handled and
understood. hope The Times will
make the Mail Bag permanent thing,
for i am sure all readers Of such a
valuable and up-to-date paper would be
pleased to have it so.
My complaint some time ago IL re-
gard to the rough and heavy grating of
the cars on street especially and the
excess of speed has been greatly less
ened since The Times wrote about 1t.
l am ore grateful passenger, at least,
wishing all luck and success to the
peoples advocate, and hope the Mail
Bag will have many more writers.
g ... =. MRS. Q.
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DENIES LIABILITY
FOR BICYCLE ACCIDENT

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
In justice to myself and answering
an article printed in one of the city
dailies relative to an automobile acci-
dent, in which was quoted as nit
ting boy on bicycle beg to say
that was driving up Fourteenth street
and about to turn into Chaplin street.
/ stopped on the right hand side OF
Fourteenth street facing north, to per-
NIT street car to pass; also have a
clear road before crossing the street.
There was absolutely clear road, SO
started across, westward toward Cha
pin. BY the time the street had been
crossed and the front wheels of the
automobile he'd passed the Fourteenth
street curbing-as we had passed the
street line of Fourteenth aand had ell
tered Chaplin street-we heard some one
cry out, Look out!' Turning north to
see who It was, we saw young man
on bicycle coasting at a breakneck
speed down Fourteenth street. He put
his foot In the front fork Of his wheel
The Washington times., 1911-09-24
Chilean Naval Officer
To Study Methods Here

Rear Admiral Conf, chairman Of the
Chilean Naval Commission, who was
sent to this country by his government
to study target and other gun practice
of the United States at Indian Head.
Nd, arrived in New York this morn
ing, and will come to Washington to-
morrow. .
At the Chilean legation today It was
said the admiral would at once begin
his studies. He will be accorded every
courtesy by the United States Navy.
When II was first announced that Chile
would send the admiral to the United
States the State Department wired a
cordial welcome.
The Washington times., 1911-09-24
1.-THE YEAR 1872 r1 D5 ssss For JULIA MURDOCH
Music Depicts Battle Of
Moscow and Napoleon's
Miserable Retreat. l.

gorgeous in orchestral effects, and In
every part 1t bears the Impress of
genuine, spontaneous originality.
THE Year 1sI2' was composed nj the
time when its author was deeply az.
| fecte6 over the death Of his friend and
| co-worker, Rubenstein, and lust after
he had been asked to accept the posi-
tion OF director Of the Moscow Con-
servatory, left vacant because of the
| death Of his friend. That he decided IN
favor of freedom and his creative work
| is the worlds gain. Except for this, his
later compositions might have been lost
to the world.
The same subject that gave Tscha-
kowEki his inspiration for this wonder
full composition was MAZE the subject
of one OF the worlds best known PAINT
ings. Every school boy is familiar with
alternately called "1s12.' and The Re-
treat OF Napoleon from MOSCOW II
was painted In 1854, and was one Of the
uncoUpleted series whIch 1t was the
artists intention to paint, depicting the
chief events Of the military career Of
Napoleon.
It Is one of the artists most popular
works-some have said II was his best.
In the center Of the picture, seated on
his famous white horse and wearing his
well-known gray coat, rides Napoleon.
Close behind follow his marshals. Ney,
Flahaut, Berthier, Drouet. and Cor
gand. Close beside the Emperor, an Of
ficcr from sheer fatigue has fallen
the eye can see. follow IN military fle
the guides. laEcers, and cuiryassiers. A
little woy of comes the infantry march
Ing In line, the drums In front.
Made Many Studies
Of His Scenes.
To paint this picture, Messonnier mad
~ -
Imperial Museum the gray riding cot
Of the First Napoleon, then he waied
for favorable weather. Finally, after hs'
had delayed his work many days ne
snow fell, just such soft, sitting STOW
as falls in Russia during the early Nn-
ter. The artist set to work, but his
first disappointment came when he lis
rowed did not fit his model In despair
Messonnier himself tried on the COS
tune, which fitted him like a glove The
hat seemed made for him. At One he
took his place on the white horse that
had been sent from the imperial stables,
had a mirror set up before him. and In
the falling snow of a gloomy winters
day, he studied himself, and thersfrom
painted in the somber tints laid by the
winter atmosphere on the flesh Of the
face, and the flakes of snow falling on
the coat sleeve. The cold was 30 IN
tense that the artists feet froze. Ser
wants were obliged to place foot-warm-
ers under them, and put chafirg dish
near him, over which ne warmed MS
half-frozen hands.
The dreariness Of the day, the devas-
tation Of the landscape, the detection
and despair Of Napoleon's soldiers
even their treachery-have all been de-
pfcted in a most wonderful manner in
this picture, which is considered by
many to be the artists most ambitious
work. JULIA MURDOCh
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NO OCCASION FOR SERIOUS
EXCITEMENT.

As The Times has said heretofore
the business world is entitled to know
from the national administration
definitely and early, what are its in
tentions in regard to enforcement o.
the Sherman act.
It is difficult to believe this reason
able consideration will be much longel
withheld. But whether it is vouchsafet
or not, there has been undue excite
ment in the last few days over storie,
of prospective reorganizations of great
combinations.
Definite admission that the Har.
vester corporation and the Government
are negotiating with reference to q
reorganization of the former has pre-.
cipitated the avalanche of rumors
These in turn have had a depressing
effect on business that is utterly un,
justified.
1t should be borne in mind that no
reorganizations thus brought about
will contemplate the destruction of any
security holders equity in the prop
erty. That is not part of the bust.
ness of the Department of Justice. 1t
is conceivable that legislature might
lay down a policy of squeezing water
out of securities. That policy, however
will not be dictated by the Executive
or the law officers; it must be enunci-
ated and carefully elucidated by the
Congress, and there is small indication
at this time of disposition to such a
step.
The law officers are concerned with
the form of organization, having re-
gard particularly to the question OF
monopolizing. The Sherman act, it
must be borne in mind, does not con-
Germ itself with capitalization. 1t pro-
vides no test of reasonableness in that
regard, and no Federal statute has as
sumed authority to prevent, much less
to correct, alleged excuses. A com
mission has indeed been constituted. to
investigate the control of railroad capt.
talization. 1t will report in the near
future. But it will not be concerned
with industrials, and as to the rail
roads, it is generally believed that not
much water will be found to exist in
their securities.
The Supreme Court decisions in the
Standard Oil and Tobacco cases JUS
tify no serious fears of stock and bond
holders as to any effort to scale down
their holdings; it is unlikely that such
effect will be caused under existing laws
as to other corporations, even if re-
organization is undertaken. Business
men and investors would seem unduly
concerned about the possible effects OF
reorganizations that at most are only
vaguely rumored.
The Washington times., 1911-09-24
STARS AND BARS"
STILL HAVE A PLACE

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Don't you think 1t very great pity
at this date, when all hate and eni-
mostly should have died out-throush
age. If not through Christian love and
char1ty-that any one. much less q
young woman, should come o'.t IA such
manner against Confederate reunions, as
has Miss Cora Elizabeth Spencer? IL
simply shows how little she kh s;Ns
of Southern people. Does she :ElnK
IL treason when she meets her friends
and they talk over times past eud gone,
whether of joy or sorrow?
/ have one daughter sixteen eSIs
of age and her mirror Is lraped with
the Stars and Stripes. while one cor
ner of her room has Confederate nag
festooned. Where is there treason III
that?
The next time, If were Miss Cora, l
would select another theme. Tor mat
surely fails of it's purpose.
A SOUTHERN MATRON.
Agnewyille Va.
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great as It was ten years ago and the
cars twice as large Traffic conditions
are much more conyeste6; shorter
schedules, higher speed through tue
streets Still we have hand brakes.
A railway official made a statement:
I'VE would like to put air on our cars
but II costs too much" And in the
last report 70 Congress the railway
companies tell of having cleared nearly
two million III one year. The actual
cost of putting air brakes on car is
about $40.
Trusting that you will give this matter
your attention and hope that the next
Congress may pass a Law to cover this.
Yours for success,
JAMES HOWARD.