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The sun., 1912-07-15
EverybOtly's Land.

Spitzbergcn has always been no
Mans Land" It's political status has
at length been fixed in the most general
terms, for hereafter II is to be the land
of every nation that il sufficiently in
terested to contribute small asscss-
ment for the maintenance Of some
scmblancc of law and order there.
This il the outcome Of the series Of
conferences between Russia, Sweden
and Norway that has dragged along
for several years. The three nations
based their claims to the archipelago
upon the exploratory work they had
done. Nothing came of all their talk.
Having fully agreed to disagree, they
have met again at Christiania and
evolved a remarkable compromise.
They have signed convention under
which Spitzbergen Is to be neutral terri
tory open to all nations, with Govern
ment administered by joint board
composed of one representative Of each
Of the contracting Powers. The board
will levy such taxes as are permitted by
the interested Governments.
Nobody seemed to want these islands
until 1905, when II began to look as
though the British flag would fly above
the glaciers. Fifty Britons landed,
began to mine coal and have kept the
industry thriving ever since. Then
Russia and Scandinavia began to feel
paternal and delved in their archives
for the records Of their own pioneer
explorers.
Spitzbergen needs supervision sure
enough. For several summers tour.
lists have been visiting that neglected
bit of the Arctic. shooting game for
the mere pleasure of seeing the animals
drop and even riflng the graves of old
Dutch whalers who died there two
centuries ago. 1t is to be hoped that
the governmental board will provide
some decent amusement for the sum-
mer incursion of travellers.
The sun., 1912-07-15
Another War Scare in England,

Leading articles which ask solemnly
Shall we abandon India" news articles
under the significant caption of "The
Abandoned Mediterranean" and the fur
ther evidence supplied by such interest
ing comparisons as that which parallels
the withdrawal of the fleet from the
Mediterranean with the recall of the
Roman legion from Britain by HOMO
RUS, suffice to indicate the extent of the
latest British war scare.
To judge from some Of the more
extreme statements of the opposition
the Liberal Ministry has practically
concerted with the Germans in procur-
ing the downfall of the British Empire
by the neglect of the feet. As for the
German peril it instantly and natu-
rally assumes a new dignity and a new
anger. 1t has become familiar thing
for the foreign observers to find the
chief basis for argument alleging the
decadence of British power in English
newspapers and magazines, but rarely
ever in recent years has a more dolcful
picture been presented than that now
to be met in the London press
With the scare" too comes the familiar
demand for new expenditures. lord
ROBERTS returns To his insis,ence
upon compulsory military service, and
Major STEWART l., MURRAY, writing
in the July Tmcnheh century little
before the outbreak of the latest apita-
ton, warmly champions the plan as
the sole solution for the problem of
Imperial defence. In the current Fort.
nightly R'r"n ARCHIBALD HrRD de-
mands "A return 20 the position of "splon.
did isolation sustained bv grnn,l,
strenGl hencd fleet while IN the Ndt,onu
he,ter II W WILSON frankly DISGUISE,
the Mediterranean situation and de
mands two extra dreadnoush,s q; onu,
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Father O'F1anagan.

TOTHE EDITOR OF THE SCN-Sir. Gael 7"
who apparently has some spleen TO satisfy.
seems convinced of the ability of his crony
"Philo-Celt" to expose" the new Gaelic
literature movement. Permit me to say
that the only thing either OF them can prove
own blind stupidity and narrowness of view,
Both represent tho class OF men who want
to have Irish organizations run as the tail
end of corrupt political organizations. The
aims and objects of the new movement
which has aroused the ire OF the narrow ele-
inent among our people are as follows;
There exists in the universities OF Ger
many. France. Spain and England move
ment. having no connection with any OF the
Irish societies, to have translated and pub
lishcd the old Irish manuscripts which are
scattered all over the libraries of the Cont
nent. Father O'Flanagan conceived the
idea OF having such a movement in the
United States. purely American and con-
! nected In no way with any Irish society.
With this idea in mind he visited two prom
inent men in this city, both Of whom have
protited considerably IRON the Irish vote.
He explained his idea in detail, but failed
to convince these patriots and scholars
that the old manmscrip's We're We're even worth
Phhe,,dnR henSors Roosevelt. H for his moSement % and
Mr.. Roosevelt not only approved Of the idea
but consented to act as honorary chairman.
| HUDSON MAXIM also TeCelVeu tne liea en-
| Enthusiastically and gave much encourage
, ment to its promoters.
And now Gael" and "Philo-Celt" come
! along and raise their hands 10 heaven in
| holy horror AT the sacrilcgious doings Of
| Father O't'ianagan. Roosevelt and Hudson
Maxim What right have they to butt ia "
| to Irish Affairs, II matters nothing that
| Roosevelt was a tower of strength in the
fight against the arbitration treaties.
! i hat must br forgotten, so We may infer
from the arguments of "rhilo,,Cclt
| Father O'Flanayan evidently stands for
progress. His critics. satisfying grudRcs.
| represent the spirit of hatred to every one
| and charity for no one, They are wiling
10 overlOok the fact that Irish movements
receive little or no support from prominent
men of Irish blood who have been enriched
by the corrupt exploitation OF their coun :
trymen. They are willing TO iail down
before and adore the tainted shrines oi
| these "onc"-a year lrishnen. and when
q great American raises his voice IN favor
| Of the old language of the Gael the spirit
! of fanatic seizcs them and they are out
for scalps. lNNisfALLEN,
Nkw loRk, July ~.
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CHOP HOUSES or YORE.
Welsh Rabbit Warrens Worthy 10 Be
Psralleleti with the Shakespeare.

To THE EDITOR or TIT SuN--Sir: Truly
the Shakespeare was n delectable house.
and. as MIR. Bloor recalls. We never bothered
with the rest Of the name Of II. We went
to the Shakespeare, jollily Indifferent az to
whether II was a head or an inn. Nor did II
matter. But II was not the only place we
went TO when young and 20 craved the food
and drink OF robustious manhood New YORK
was not so poor in those days and nights.
What of Old Toms in Thames street?
Was ever place on earth where good ale
was kent with more reverential care or
served more tcmptingly9 Served in pewter
! too! And the chops To sec that stately
Rriton. who filled hts tiny bar with all the
dignity of portly Bishop in his pulpit serve
mug OF stout was to live page OF Dickens.
To eat one Of his rabbits was q revelation.
| And Old Tom was the last man in history
who ever put piece Of mince pie on the
table. There has never been mince pie
since he passed away.
Then how about the star, that ireland
kept In Lispenard street? You could eat
there. l warrant you. and OF fare that Kit
North would have immortalized had he
spent his ambrosial nights on Manhattan's a
favored isle. Ireland kept his ale In " ood
and such ale!
And even Of later days there was Clifton's.
II YOU did not know where Cliftons was
| Oe sure no one would guide you VINO hao
your moral welfare at heart. for there were
doings at Cliftons 3 that might have angered
Major Pendennis, but which delighted riot
Gus youth. the more specially since the faro
was suited to the most fastidious nicely OF
appreciation. Why is II no one makes
Welsh rabbits any moro?
| No. Cliftons was not a place for ingenious
youth but oh. the table that ne set! And II
the free and easy" that beguiled the early
morning hours was almost as rakish as the
modern musical comedy. at least IL was
favored with attic salt. albeit tho wit was
sometimes Rabelaisian.
'Tis something to have known what twas
TO live. now that lobster palaces and tables
d'h6te stand for the New York ideal.
NEW YORK. July i3. DAVID A. CURTIS.
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LlncOln's Dream.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir, Colonel
Roosevelt. the archradical OF to-day. recalls
his early prototype. the Hon. Thaddeus
stevens Of Pennsylvania. tho archradical
OF civil war times.
Stevens was a continual thorn in the side
Of President Lincoln and caused him many
an unhappy half hour. When, at last, his
patience was near the breaking point the
President told some intimate friends OF q
dream that he had. He dreamed that
Stevens had died and had passed over into
the place OF departed spirits. When he
knocked for admission at the Gates OF Ge-
henna to which he had been consigned,
his Satanic Majesty inquired Who there :?
He answered. "Thaddeus stevens OF Penn
sylvania. Satan replied. All! yes: I have
heard Of you. know all about you.
can't let YOU in here. for We are all living
in peace and harmony. But will tell you
what will do. Stevens; III give you some
birthstone and matches and you can 60 Oh
and make a hell for yourself
Perhaps that is what the archradical
Colonel of to-day intends to do on August 5.
NEW YORK. July -. SENEx.
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The Old Morality.

To TEE EDIToR OF THE SUN-S1: The
writer Of the editorial article In TIE SrN
entitled The Moral Law In 1870 and 1912"
seems TO have left one important factor out
Of consideration. He argues that be use
the Republican electors in 1879. although
they may have been conv inced that Tilden
WAS morally entitled to the Presidency. con-
sidered It a greater betrayal Of trust to be
false to their implied obligation to vote for
Hayes than to deprive Tilden Of what was
rightfulky his. therefore electors personally
favorable to Roosevelt this year will neces-
sarily be true to the trust imposed on the
by the Republican party. He forgets that
In 1879 the peculiar morality now taught by
Roosevelt had not then been discovered
The fact that Hayes elector saw his duty
In the old fashioned. conserv ative. reaction
ary way has no bearing whatever on pro-
gressive ideas. E.. OLNEY.
NEW YORK July "a
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Kit Carson's Daughter.
From the Kansas Citv Star,

FTdW TNs hdnSds CHV SvdT,
Mrs. W. 7. Mills. who was Miss Annie Wilson
when she taught the nrst public school In West
port told how Kit Carson. the scout and from tiers
man. brought his daughter. Terasena Carson.
TO her school TO be educated.
1T was the nrst time had seen Kit Carson,
although had heard much about him." she said,
He came Into my school one day leading the little
girl by the hand. Her mother was an Indian and
she was born away out West. She was a pretty
little girl. but she could not speak a word OF
English and was as shy As prairie chicken. She
wore buckskin dress gayly trimmed with colored
beads, and Carson wore moccasns and a buckskin
suit and fur cap. He had brought his daug Ter
on horseback across the plains 10 be educated and
he told me he wanted her to be a grand lady and
he left . bag of Mexican silver on my desk
taught her to speak English and to read q little
and then he came again and took her away"
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OLD FAMILIAR FACES
The l'nfaiIing stock illusions. incidents
and situations.

To rBE Ep1roR OF THE SCN-Sir' we
have changed our myths. but thcy are sun
with us. There IL a variation on the SHY
season stuff, but legends still exist at
tributing the best jokes to the comic
weeklies, dulness to London Punch, Dig
feet TO Chicago women. lack OF humor 10
the cotchman. and SO on. all OF which ne
liefs and prejudices would be destroyed ny
one inspection Gods and goddesses nave
disanpcnrcd. gnomes and hobgoblins are
no longer immortalizcd but rather. II
may coin a word. immoralizcd; the sea ser
pent has taken a long vacation yet they
still reappear in other forms.
To further the evolving OF new IDEAS. why
not copyright incidents? Stock situations
would be stocked no more. and the eternal
saving from fire. rescue from bul'. iost,
stolen or strayed wills would he Killed on
Some one has said that the broadest ana
most general formula Of fiction as she ia
wrote il this: A young man meets young
woman under unpropitious conditions
which delay their union. Edwin says TO
Angelina Il love you. Will you marry me-.
Wait a bit," replies Angelina. Il Will
wait forever" he swenrs. NO. says the
smiling, confident maiden. wait till the END
OF tho volume" The consequences are they
get married. and the world says 1t will get
the book at the library.
Any one can write. but few can speii'
but that part OF the business can safely
be left to the proofreadcr. Don't deviate
from the regular lines and cultivate con-
struction by describing the events before
marriage unless you dip into the triangle,
for otherwise your story will be considered
too original, and that is fatal. stimulate
| life with dabs of violet on white and remem-
ber always to have happy ending. once
on time, and only once. ! have been told.
| a novelist 40 incensed his readers by falling
to unite his hero and heroine at the end bf
his screed that to save the wreaking of their
fury he inserted an advertisement later
on in the daily papers announcing their
union under Marriages. And that Is well
founded II IL isn't true. JoG-TEoT
| New YoRK July "a
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THE HANGING or THE TROUSERS.
Philosophy and Hygiene Of suspenders
and Belts.

To rHs EprroR or THE SuN-sir: One Of THE
SUNS readers 10 curious TO know why some men
wear belt and suspenders at the same time. IL
Q man is thouehtiess enough TO try on palr OF
summer trousers in the early spring when II Is
his custom TO use suspenders he Is doomed to
have TO wear suspenders with that particular
pair Of trousers until they are worn out. II one
tries on pair Of trousers with only belt on
the tailor will adjust the length Of the trousers
so that belt will sufice TO hold them up.
Trousers worn with suspenders are always
longer than those cut for q belt. and thousand
belts could squeeze man TO death without keep
Ing his trousers from under his heels II they were
cut for suspenders.
Neither suspenders nor belts are hygienic.
Suspenders are conducive TO sloping shoulders
and impair the expansion Of the lungs. belt
impedes digestion and cripples the free action
Of innumerable vital organs. Why wouldn',
buttonholes In our trousers and buttons attached
to our negligeo shirts be q good idea' II might
take too much time for fussy men. and the poor
bachelor might prick his fingers occasionally
sewing on buttons. but II 10 most certain such a
method Of suspension would be exceedingly hy-
gienic. To be rebly safe one might try all the
methods. J. L. LEWIS.
HOLYOKH. Mass, July 1S
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Reforming the Express Companic

In response to the innumerablc COM
plants the Interstate Commerce Com
mission tackled the express companies.
The report Of it's investigation, pub
lished to-day, proposes as the basis of
relief and remedy a new method Of
making rates by dividing the country
into blocks fifty miles square. This
is technical question beyond lay COM
petence just as the existing classification
Of aypress matter, and no inconsiderable
Dumber Of the rates thereon seem to
be beyond ordinary human compre-
hension and merely useful to irrtate
the already more than sufficiently
exasperated shipper.
As to the general grievances Of the
public against the express companies
there is and could be no uncertainty,
either in the Interstate commission,
the long suffering community or the
managers Of the companies themselves.
For some time these. indeed. have
seemed to labor under conviction Of
sin; and their customers are waiting to
see them bring forth works meet for
repentance.
The companies have tremendously
profitable business, as the report does
not fail TO mention, that has grown up
out of no capital. Less than seventy
five years ago WILLIAM +. HARDEN
used to carry the whole express traffic
and its fortunes in one small carpet
bag from Boston to this town. 1t
has got too apoplectically prosperous
1t has overmilked this patient COW of a
country. Everybody knows the over
charges, double charges. delays. con-
fusions Of the companies, the miscellanc-
GUS sour unreasonableness Of too many
of their employees; how difficult it has
been to get any satisfaction out Of them;
what a naughty, staggering, take il
or leave it, go to the devil air. accom-
panied frequently with an impenetrable
intellectual density, has pervadcd the
administration.
Well, let US hope that that sort of
thing is over. These corporations come
into contact with about everybody out
Of arms in the United States. Their
exactions, their stupidities and their
brutalities knock at every door. We
don't beat about the bush. If the ex-
press companies had deliberately tried
to prejudice people against them and
through them against all corporations
they would have done as they have
done. And 1t has not been merely a
series Of petty squeezes and annoy
ances. Now that the express folks are
going to stop shutting their eyes to de-
wise froward things We won't 60 so
far as to say with Captain DAMPIER
that they have no manners and
their customs are beastly," but they
have not been models of urbanity.
In future may these servants of the pub
lie neither blk nor insult their en-
ployers. and SO good luck to them and
perseverance in the ways of virtue.
The sun., 1912-07-15
The Best In IT'S Time,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sr. In its
best days the Shakespeare was all THE sun
says Of ii. In especial you had privacy and
the chops were the best. When the place
ran down." however. II fell below the
Studio lin it's best estate,: Clifton's when IL
was small. kept by Clifton himself and not
yet Teutonized. or the old Browns on West
Twenty seventh street For the smell OF
the sawdust. general shabbiness and want
Of convenience. high prices none @as
given. the waiter told you what was on
hand. good food and drink OLD Toms
was great. All these places had their ups
and downs. The Shakespeare was the
best club OF the lot for time, but only for
a time. ROBERT G. CRowELL.
BOSTON. July IS.
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TiBLET TO INDIANS STOLEN.
ID. 4. u. Memorial In Van COrtIandt
Park Pried From Base.

a bronze tablet weighing more than 500
pounds, dedicated 70 chief Monohan anu
seventeen old warriors who lost the'r lives
In the American Revolution, WAS stolen
from its base at Mount Vernon avenue
and 252d street In the Van Cortland
Park section somc time saturday nigh'.
The tablet was the gift uf thr Daughters
of IN" American Revolution Surroundins
II ia The park are a nunh'r ~ s!u'lif
tablets, dedicated to old soldier and COM
Nandets
cant. i'ricc ~ the Rrorx d.tectv" eu'
rcau thinks the tablet was pried on "Nh
CROW bars. as the cement foundation show
and removed In wagon
The sun., 1912-07-15
At n dinner given in WashinRton by

At dinner given in Warrington by
Senator BRADLEY OF Kentucky Senator
BRIsrow was the only man in full evening
dress and he seemed worried by it,"
Naturally. Salina is not partial to tho
costume even when fashion prescribes
it. and the news that a statesman OF MIR.
BRIsrow's infiexible morals wore -dress
suit" when Senator BRADLEY appeared
in white flannel and the Hon. HENRY
CABOT LopoE sported Tuckanuck crash
will create a painful impression in the
Salt Creek valley.
The sun., 1912-07-15
Exiucatlona, Hint to q Hunter.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: Truly.
when IL 'comes down 10 cases" 7. X. Is a
fine old reactionary. His remarks on the
tariff sound like the lamentat ions of q Re
publican spellbinder back in 1884 OF 1855.
The Colonel should wake up. would
recommend that he read the last public
address Of William Mckinley and follow
this M with a careful pcrusal OF the recent
speeches Of william Howard Taft. Thus
will he be put in touch with ideas that are
at once up to date and rational: in other
words. truly progressive.
FLATBrsH. July H. CYRUS WiNsLow.
The sun., 1912-07-15
The Late Miss Ellen Collin,.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-.Sir. In the recent
death Of Miss Ellen Collins At the ripe age Of a.
years the city has lost a pioneer In civic and
phllan 'hroplc work.
Miss Collins was charter member Of the
Womans Municipal League and we owe much to
her unwavcring Interest and wise counsel. In
connection with her late sister, Miss Narasre,
Collins, she put In practical opcration her theories
as To tenement house reform. They bought and
remodrllci several houses OF this class and AS
long as health anI strength per mittcd Miss Collins
acted as their own agent. thus assuring herself
of thc maintenance Of the standard established.
" hilc Miss Collins's great age had taken her
out of active work for some years past We shall
greatly feel the ioss Of member On whose calm
Judgement an. e!ea. .Assa, We could always de-
pend. 4. s. RosE. secreta,v
new yoax. Juiy u.
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The Erect Of the Tariff on the Living FIX.
pcnses Of Man With NJ 500 q Year.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: As il
Is asserted that Governor Wilson will make
the tariff the iss q of this campaign, and as
he has the reputation of being teacher of
no mean power. shoul be delighted to
have i'm show what effect the tariff has
,r may have on the living exp ses Of a man
vi ose income is 81 800 n year. living In
first class city. ] would like 10 have him
show what difference It would make to such
q man whether the Mckinley tariff. the
Wilson tarif or tho proposed Governor
Wilson tariff were in vogue. In othrr words
how much would such a mans expenses be
increased or decreased under either of
these tariffs? ARTHUR ". HICKMAN.
NEW YORK July IS
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The Philosophy Of Getting on Back~ ards

To THE EDITOR OF The SvN-Sir: A
simple explanation of the tendency to get
Oh street cars backwards lies in the fact
that most OF us are right handed. and so
tend to hold on TO the bar with the stronger
hand and arm. That women are greater
offenders than men in this regard may be
due to their inferior strength. which makes
1t more necessary for them to use the
stronger arm and possibly also to greater
disinclination to reason the matter out
This theory would make tho practice more
prevalent here than in England and e anada
Has any one observed any difference?
NEW YORK July "a B NJ A.
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Magazines for sailors.

To THE EpIroR OF TIE SUN-Sir: No
doubt many Of THE SUNS readers have old
magazines lying around which they would
gladly dispose Of to some one who would
put them to good use. know OF no better
way than to distribute them among sea-
farine men to relieve the monotony Of their
lives at sea.
The West Side branch Of the New York
Port Society distributes an average OF one
hundred magazines week: and II we could
get more We could use them in this work.
1t would do any one good to see the graft
tude and eagerness with which these bundles
ofreading matter are received by the men.
shall be pleased TO call or send anywhere
n the city for them. A postal card will
bring man at any time to collect any suit
able reading matter. j. A. DE BoER,
Superintendent West Side Branch New York
Port Society. iss-ss Eleventh avenue.
NEW YORK July 49,