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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-28
Ex.Nainister sherriiIs suggestion ,
Year AGE.

Suppose affairs sho Id take so serious
n turn In Mexico that, either to fore
stall an armed Intervention there by
some European Power seeking to de-
fend Its citizens or else to perform like
service for some citizens of our own
hemisphere, II finally becomes neces-
sary under the terms Of the Monroe
Doctrine that the United States inter-
vene. ! would suggest that we invite
Argentina or Brazil or some other
American country to join with us.
What would be the result OF such an
invitation? 1t would have two marked
tendencies, both OF which would be
highly desirable.
First. II would entirely remove any
Idea among our South American neigh
bors that our purpose was land grab
bling, because "A man does not Invite
his neighbOrs to accompany him on an
errand intended to benefit him alone:
Secondly, and In my opinion OF equal
importance. II would free our Govern
ment from the persistent opportunities
OF individuals and corporations urging
our sole intervention to benefit their
own pockets. but who would not favor
joint Intervention by us along with
other Powers.
Furthermore. It would be the best and
most convincing form OF Invitation to
Latin America to participate equally
with us in the responsibilities and de-
velopment OF the Monroe Doctrine. The
great doctrine would at once become
continental and cease to be un!lateral,
which is to-day Its one great defect.
1T Is not the duty OF the United
States to police Latin America. and the
sooner we get that idea spread broad
cast. not only in South America but
also in North America. the better will
IL be for our international repute.
Whenever. under the terms OF the
Monroe Doctrine. an occasion for armed
Intervention in this hemisphere arises.
let US. In each and every instance. in
vite participation in that responsibility
from other American countries. all Of
which are equally concerned in the
benefits and responsibilities OF that doc
trlne."
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Twas n Famous Victory

The cabled story OF the Mawson ex-
pedition into the Antarctic brings sadly
into application SOuTHEY's last verse
on the Battle OF Blenheim. In which
old kAsPAR says to the little boy:
And everybody praised the Duke,
Who this great night did win
But what good came Of It at lastr
Quoth little PETERKIN.
Why. that l cannot tell said he:
But twas "A famous victory"
There were three splendid men In
the latest polar expedition to be hen nj
from, and one returned. DR.. MAwsox
himself. Yet in the opening sentence
OF his own account telegraphed from
Adelaide this same unsccountable note
OF victory IL struck with an almost I'M
conscious fatalism: Arrived here to-
day. successfully terminating my un.
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Protests Filled Against Iu~r""-,"E
Freight Tariffs.

WAsnrSGToN, Feb 27-p,,. .'uu.
to-day IN the advance rate CdS. 'nl .t...
that there win be additional delay
ding II on account OK aWak' .r' .i'. ...
ana opposition on the part az sApu.
motion was made to strik, from '.' .
ord all statements by Louis u BrIr.
and other attorneys representing iA.
terstate Commerce Commission uul"'- .
purtunity was given 10 examine ufh .-.
men who collected the Information
prepared exhibits for them
This motion Sas made ay I.utno~ "a
ter on behalf OF the National Indus
Traffic League. said to represent ia.'
shippers. The motion and resolution "'
taken under considerable.
Walter l.. Fisher. eN-Secretary og '
Interior, appeared on behalf OF ~"
soclation OF Commerce OF CHICAGO '.
vigorously protested against tn" Gown"
sion deciding the ease without No. '.'
rullv from the shippers The hearings
scheduled ~ end on March Ii.
IL. q. Barlow, transportation direct
OF the Chicago association, TT0'''''
against Increased charges for sN'tea'' =
and spotting service In Chicago.
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In interna tional law for troops to In
vnde Mexico on a mission to protect
American citizens or punish Mexicans
for acts Of aggression. number Of
cases are cited to support such course.
but the fact seems to be overlooked
that the precedents relate to periods
when there was a Federal Government
In Mexico recognized by the United
States. In December. 1877. Colonel w.
X. SHArrER. Y. 8. A.. went over the line
with force to attack Lpan Indians
who had been committing depredations
In Texas. Previously the Secretary Of
War, Mr.. McCRARY, had directed Gen.
ernl ORD, the departm commander,
to notify the Mexican authorities on
the border that II they continued ITO
neglect the duty Of suppressing these
outrnges' the United states would send
troops into Mexico to deal with the per-
petrators. Sehor CuELLAR. the Mexican
Minister at Washington, protested
against the action Of Colonel SHArTEa.
and ultimately an agreement was made
between the two countries providing
for the crossing OF the frontier by
the armed forces Of either country In
pursuit Of hostile Indians" Secretary
EvARTs In communication to Mr.. FOs-
TER, Minister to Mexico. laid down the
broad principle that "the United States
Government cannot allow marauding
hands to establish themselves upon It's
borders with liberty to invade and plum.
der United Suites territory with lmpu-
nifty. and then. when pursued. to take
refuge across the Rio Grande under
protection OF the plea Of the integrity
Of the soil of the Mexican Republic"
What should he the policy OF the
extended to the Hucrta Government and
Mcxicans In rebellion against that Gov
ernmeht do not have the status Of bel
ligerents? MIR. WILSON takes the view
that an entrance into Mexico by United
States troops for any purpose would be
an act Of war. There might be cases
in which II would be nothing Of the
kind theoretically, but Mexicans of both
sides have given notice that they would
regard the crossing OF the border by
American troops rs armed invasion.
Therefore II Is not worth while splitting
hairs about the validity or justifica ton
Of a movement over the border by reg
ulars or Rangers for any purpose what
soever. II the Mexicans are resolved to
view IT MS an act OF war. then such II
would he. and we should invade the
country with our eyes open.
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~~"se s"sSuvVuts~W ~ uso Nwsrr WSss
Powers.
To THE EpfroR or THE SUN-Sh: the
Sun In right, as usual. Combined In
tervention by the American Powers Of
course. but In the following manner.
There is evidently no man strong
enough or popular enough with all fac
lions In Mexico to be capable Of bring
Ing order out Of the present chaos.
Very well. there are several excellent
Mexicans who have served their coun-
try well In the Diplomatic service abroad,
where they have remained SO long that
many OF them are not allied with any
particular faction at home. Take, for
example. Senior de Bestegui. at present.
or very lately, Minister to one OF the
great European States, a cultivated,
very affable and level headed gentle
man. Let the American Powers take
him. or one like him. and say to the
warning factions In Mexico: Lay down
your arms In the interests Of your
fatheriand, let us carry on things fnan-
cial and civil for a short term Of years
with this native and patriotic Mexican
as provisional President, and. as condi-
lions become calmer, We will gradually
pass over the Government to the Next
cans themselves. and a general election
under really fair conditions can then
be held" Why. Just as easy as falling
OF log! T.. b.
BosroN. February 26.
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FriJOlcs.

To THE EnIroR or THE SUN-sir. !
have travelled II good deal In Spanish
American countries and eaten of the yari.
Gus local dishes and have come to the con-
clusion that the Mexican frijoles cred
BEAM, cooked as only tho Spaniard can
cook II, is the most delectable and nour-
ishing dish. as well as extremely cheap.
Prepared correctly It Is neither a soup nor
vegetable, but a combination of both.
long for a good recipe. but have never
been able to get a working formula" win
some OF your Spanish American readers
send the recipe?
Nothing would tend more TO reduce the
high cost OF living than n better knowl.
edge of some OF these good. inexpenslye
foreign dishes. l.. H. BIS
New YoRK, February "a.
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Good for Mrs. Rachenback.

On n bitterly cold day recently Mrs,
JOHN RAcHENBACK Of South River, \.
j.. having disposed her eleven children
in a manner calculated to conserve the
heat and keep them comfortable. took
up the work Of wash day. conscious
that II her house was unpretentious II
was clean. and that IL her means were
not large she was not an object Of pity
or an applicant for charity.
To this woman's home--a home not
In any essential unlike those OF thou
sands Of worthy. self-respecting Ameri-
cans-came an agent OF the State of
New Jersey with camera. lie took a
photograph Of the room crowded with
children and went his way.
When Mrs. RAcHENBAcK next hea nj
OF this photograph 1t was displayed in
public by an agent Of the State Board
OF Health as an illustration Of bad
housing conditions and as n warning to
other mothers. Mrs. JOHN RACHENBAcK,
probably to the utter amazement OF
those who displayed the picture. was
hurt and wounded by this assault on
her manner Of providing for her chill
dren, whom. 1t may be assumed. she
loves as much rs does the State
Mrs. RACHESBACK did not whine or
dissolve in tears or indulge In ineffect-
i've scolding. She demanded that the
niat,trn ha xrithyraup Che ra,.t.aa =.
promise that II would be- That promi ~
was broken. Thereupon Mrs. RAcHES.
BACK went 10 the place where II was on
exhibition and when II was thrown on
the screen she rose from her seat and
announced:
IT want you to take that picture or the
screen.
III you don't I'll bust your machine"
Whereupon the person in charge OF
the exhibit, without a word Of apology
to Mrs. RACHENBACK, took the picture
off, not because Its projection consti-
tuted an indecent invasion Of citizen
rights, not because It's exploitation in
the manner In which II was used was
an indefensible humiliation TO Mrs.
RAcHENBAcK. but because he feare
that the spirited woman would carry
out her threat.
Mrs. RACHENBAcK's conduct In here se,
forth at length because she did exactly
what should he done under such circum
stances and furnished an example b
other citizens similarly situated: and In
the expectation that the incident may
attract the attention Of somebody In
authority in New Jersey who possesses
sufficlen, power to prevent the repe-
ttion Of such grossly improper Incl.
dent, and In the hope that II may inspire
In others determination to fight for
those rights OF privacy that Jacks in Of
fee delight to override and invade when
dealing with persons whose share OF
this worlds goods Is 80 small rs to sug
gest that they mny be exposed to In.
dignity with IMMUNITY.
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dertaking without further loss Of lie. F"
Had he not survived his thirty days Ut
SOLITARY starvation and terrific suffer-
ings there would have been a story
better left untold. Even he admits Of
that horrible month: 81 do not wish
to he reminded"
Words like these. full to the brim
with human torture. make US pause to
ask anew II these brilliant polar tri-
umphs ply. To summarize DIR. NAV
SONS summary of the work accom-
plished, It mey ne put thus: First. the
discovery Of new lands and islands.
And the inevitable query: Who Is to
inhabit and prosper upon these un-
claimed, uncharted wastes?
Second, 1.-THE establishment Of two
Antarctic wintering stations separated
ny an airline Of 1000 miles. both on
lands never before sighted" Who
dwells In them nOw7 And how long
will II he before the eye Of man will
sight them again? Third, the estab-
lishment upon an island Of "a wireless
connecting link with the Antarctic" for
immediate use In preparing weather
forecasts Two years we're spent in
mapping and investigating this island.
But has the Australian Commonwealth
found an operator willing to exist and
do repair work near the axis Of the
earth?
Another despatch states that the ex-
petition exposed many mineral depos-
Its, 'some Of them rich" What sat
ire their existence IL upon the help
less limitation Of mans wealth! And
1t remains but to ask II all this knOwl-
edge. all this expense Of human endur-
ance and material output IL worth the
sacrifice Of one able hero like Captain
RoBERT ScoTT? Could not the world
have used him and his brave men to
better advantage than as sacrifice to
thrill the depths Of fancy and admira-
ton? Does not the adventurous spirit
overreach itself?
But twas u famous victory"
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President HrERrA's pronouncement
that the Washington Administration Is
most censurabie for raising the embargo
on munitions Of war because the act
'p!aces the rebels In n favorable posi-
ton for committing outrages and pre-
vents the constituted Government from
depressing as quickly and theoretically
as IL would desire such excuses" shows
him In the light OF an audaclous OPP
portun!st. CLEMENTE VERGARA. the Webb
county stockman. was killed by HrERTA's
own soldiers. and the raising of the
embargo had no bearing at all upon
the fate Of the British subject WILLIAM
:. benton.
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BRooKLiNE. Mass. February %.
Police D,sregsrd Of Cruelty 70 Animals.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: why
:annot the police be compelled to see and
prevent the cruelty that is practised to-
ward horses which Is a shame TO n civil
liked and Christian community? They
have the law on their side and drivers will
heed them II only they can be made to
exercise It's authority. But they are SO
often not to be found where there IL need !:
and when found and dragged reluctantly
TO the scene Of the trouble they exercise
hardly more intelligence or humanity than
the brutal owners. or drivers whom own
ers employ. the law permitting any one,
competent or not. TO drive horse.
! speak from personal knowledge, hav-
ing during the last few days and on many
occasions during former winters hnt all
the assistance In my power when the abuse
of a horse comes to my attention. IJrive
personally interfered with the cruelty OF
drivers. have hunted up policemen to lend
their grudging aid have stood over them
TO make them compel drivers to loosen
the harness when the horse had fallen, TO
spread ashes, which are easily obtaina bile.
sometimes even in plain sight but which
they are too lazy or Indifferent TO handle
to make them wrap burlap about the
horses feet so that II can assist itself
and 20 rest or encourage the animal when
utterly exhausted. This Is not pleasant
work. and ] know how hard it is 20 and IA
policeman who is doing otherwise than
standing idly on some remote corner
safely out OF trouble. how reluctant he IL
to move. and how usually incompetent
when finally forced TO do so. NJ. L. y.
NEW YORK, February 25.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-28
Ex.PPesident noesevelt's Speeches
Three Months AGe.

THE Monroe Doctrine In In no sense
a doctrine OF one sided advantage. II
is to be invoked only in the interests
OF all our commemorative Of the West
ern Hemisphere. 1t should be invoked
by all our nations In spirit of mutual
self-respect and on n footing OF complete
equality OF both right and obligation.
Therefore. as soon as any country OF
the New World stands on a sufficiently
high footing OF orderly liberty and
achieved justice, Of self-respecting
strength. II becomes a guarantor OF the
doctrine on a footing OF complete equal
ity."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-28
A Comparison 81 the worlds Great
NAylea

For the Information Of societies and
persons that desire to compare the Uni
ted States navy with the fleets Of other
sea Powers Lieutenant &. {. GILL. T..
2. N. has prepared tables Of ships built
and building and Of the personnel Of
IN the last issue Of Ndrdl Institute
Proceedings.
The strength of the modern navy Is
determined chiefly by the number Of it's
dreadnoughts (including battleshlps
and battle cruisers). destroyers. tor.
Iedo boats and submarines. Tonnage
does not AFFORD a satisfactory valun-
tion, because pre-dreadnought ships,
which cannot take their place In the
first line OF battle. swell the total. Eng
land. for instance, has forty pre-dread-
nought bnttleships Of 10000 tons and
over, and the United States twenty
four. but most Of them could he quickly
sunk by nm all big gun ship.
Counting only dreadnourhts Of both
types England has - built: Germany,
II: the United States, Z; Japan. 3,
and France has only 2. or dread
noughts building or authorized Eng
land has 49, Germany, o; France. q:
japan. Z; the United States. 8. II
should be noted that Of capital ships
built and building the United States
can reckon twelve and Japan ten, four
Of the japanese ships building being Of
10000 tons to carry II inch guns. and
three Of them being Of 1850 tons to
carry primary guns Of the same cali.
bre. The United States has one ship
Of 81 900 tons building and one author
lied both will have main batteries of
II inch guns, 1t Is the japanese pro-
gramme TO close the gap as much as
possible by constructing more OF the
ships Of greatest tonnage and heaviest
gun FIRE.
England has Of destroyers built 143,
torpedo boats 40 nnd submarines 70:
Germany, 100 destroyers and "a sub
marines (no torpedo bOats); the United
States. 40 destroyers. is torpedo boats
and % submarines; japan. "a destroy
ere, % torpedo boats and 13 subma-
rines; France. 81 destroyers, 139 tor.
pedo boats and IS subma rines. OF such
boats building England has A destroy,
ers and 90 submarines; Germany. IL
destroyers and IL submarin the Uni.
ted States, IL destroyers and 20 sub.
marines: Japan. destroyers and sub
marines, and France, 3 destroyers and
10 submarines. There Is little differ.
ence between the United States and
Japan In destroyers, but in torpedo
boats the United States has a consider,
able advantage. In capital ships the
United States Is correspondlngly and
prospectiveiy not much stronger. and
the fact should not be lost upon Con
gress. which will soon be asked to au
thorize two new ships and to return to
the old programme Of uniformity.
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DINING OUT.


tn rv, rn,ro. n, Tus arS--Str. "A
D,ner Out" in ,up s,,N Of February 20
entsrt ainins,v contrssts the present cost
Of Mar iivinr A. a New York restaurant
with that In ths "oid daya." Abraham
Hsvvsrd n r. nm vivant in his famous
ssGav on cha Art AZ Dining" that helped,
AZ Lord ,Ioushton thourht. 10 place him
~ ths hsad ~ ssn~ii.h cssa vists Of his
csriod cren,eA a rsv pantheon or VAL
hsiis sor srIcsne ccot. who matured
dur,nv ths Art o,,s rter NJ Tho last CEN
,srv. ara swonv ,heu, 90. peauyii,,ers.
Who many pccnme cook 10 Louis XVIII.
Mr. Havvsrd informs M "I,esuviliiere
cas- n rama ~ bie man In many WAYS
He WAS placed BY acciamation at the
heaa ~ the cIa ss,csi schooi an called nv
~sv NJ contra 6I.finc,ion N tho romantic
schooi NJ which ths % mous "a rS,ne used
n he con.idereA ~ the chief Here the
nhiiosophic obseryer will NOT fail TO mark
n ciose analogy between cooking and
IL. ro,,,rs
"Rssuviii,sr-.. r,emorv 4, reported n
h.v. hear such that after n Iause Of
,vsntv ve.rs he co,,id remeYnber and ad-
arsss Nv rama nerron. vho i sd dlned
s,.o mr. thr.s si,rs. a. nj. hou.s and his
mode of Fronting bv hi, Knowledge was
mo- less peculiar than his aptness in ac-
ouir,n~ and retainins ~
"DIv,uin~ n. n vere bv instinct. when
marty ~ di.,inct,on ware nresent. he
was vo,, m snnroaoh thsir table with
everv token Of the nrofound-st submis-
sion 10 their vii, and the Uarmest Interest
in their gratifcation, He would point
out one dish to he avoided, another to be
had without delay; he would himself
order n third Of which no one had
thought. or send for wine from a cellar
OF which he alone had the KEY: in
word, he assumed NO amiabIe and engag-
ing a tone that all those extra articles
had the air OF being so many benefac-
lions from himself But he vanished
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Az BuenOs Ayres.

AS rapidly as any other American re-
public grows to possess the stability,
the prosperity that comes with stabil-
ity. the self-respect!ng insistence upon
doing right to others and exacting
right from others. just so rapidly that
country becomes itself sponsor and
guarantor OF the Monroe Doctrine
II II ever becomes vitality
necessary to enforce II. each would help
the other"
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r. Secretary Bryan-A Fair Question.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir' Can
the Department Of State inform me as
to how many Americans must be muir
dered In Mexico In order TO disturb its
sensibilites and stir its activities to
the extent produced by the murder Of
one subject Of Great Britain? What, in
Mr.. Bryan's opinion. would be fair
ratio? w. scorr.
Hot SPRINGS, Ark. February 20.
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The only section OF the House Of
Commons which will be able to derive
any solid satisfaction out OF the re-
suit OF the by-e.ection at Leith Burghs
Is the Labor party. Their candidate
was at the bottom Of the poll. but he
polled over three thousand votes, and
his presence In the contest was d.
rectly responsible for the loss Of the
seat by the Liberals by the narrow
majority Of sixteen. In view OF similar
results at recent by-elections the fact
hardly needed further demonstration
that the Labor party holds the balance
OF power in British politics at the
present time, but they will doubtless
lind satisfaction in the additional proof
Afforded by the Leth election. The Lib
erals must be content with whatever
comfort they can derive from the re-
nection that. though n Unionist was
returned. the majority Of the electors
Of the I.eith Burghs have declared In
favor OF the home rule bill The Union
lists will welcome the addition Of an
other vote to their strength In tho
House Cf Commons. but they have
gained at the best pyrrhic victory
which they can hardly advance as evil
dence OF the unpopularity OF the home
rule bill. The interposition by the La
Dor party OF a third candidate to split
the Liberal vote in recent contests Gre
ates n serious situation for the Liberals,
II the policy Is pursued consistently at
the next general election their defeat,
already anticipated. will be rendered
certain, and the confusion surrounding
the home rule issue worse COMPOUNDED.
A Unionist Government might well be
returned to Westminster with a COM
Portable majority gained by a minority
vote. Mr.. AsaUIrH can hardly be CEN
sured for asserting that a general cleo
ton at the present time would decide
nothing.
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To TIE Epiros or the SrS-sn. Much TO
my surprise I was informed by several mid
die aged friends yesterday that they had
never heard "nE' used ss synonym for
plug OF tobacco Then. to my unbounded
astonishment l failed to md any mention
o: "hg'' In that sense In the latest edition
obsolete eolloauialism or slang | recov-
cred somewhat when l found the indicated
use of the word In Webster. but I'd like to
know whether "a fg OF tobacco" Is a pro-
vinciaiism found only In New Brunswick.
Canada A. b.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, February IS
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We are praying for rain. and we are
praying hard for IT, We want rain and
sunshine--lots of both. One day OF sun
and rain. and the great problem OF snow
removal will he solved.--Street CIsauin0
FrTHERsToN
Has the Commissioner undergone an
efficiency test to determine his rating
as an utterer OF prayers?
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II when tho Mayor goes out to din
ner the Park Department Is going to
clean the sidewalks and streets about
his hosts home. Mr.. mitchell may ex-
pect an enormous increase In the num-
Der OF invitations he receives.
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To THE EDITION OF the suS--Sir. Can the
following get into your club OF immortalso
william Eatweli. grocer, Warren. Ohio:
Ernest Kiss and Avery Ink. real estate,
Cleveland, Ohio, :. SAKE
YoUs0sTows, Ohio, February 2s.