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Drugs and Arms.

Under this caption correspondent
Of THE SuN declares that ut Is q
question whether the German arms or
the German drugs are more to be
feared" Happily this country Is not
menaced by either Of these alterna-
tives. Nevertheless. there IL much good
sense and medical wisdom In our cor
"Should We be deprived long enough OF
drugs CGermanD TO learn to do with
ont them altogether the war would not
be without advantage to our people.
or the hundreds ~ these drugs but
few are ba sed on real value. many are
of doubtful utility, some are Inert or
positively injurious to the human or.
ganiSni, and none Is Indispensable"
While this criticism applies 10 the
coal tar and other proprietary prep
arationS obtained from Germany. most
Of which may easily he dispensed with
to the great advantage Of the sick. the
more powerful drugs Ike cocaine, chic
roform. ether, morphin, Gulnlnc. and
H'lN'IN NN VIII UblnlpSS T~ III so
great Il demand in the European ar
mics that with imperfect shipping IA
clliii"S tho price Of these articles must
Increase considerably. IF the war Is
prolonged we may Initiate the South.
ern tonfederacy by manufacturing sub.
sttntes for the imported preparations,
which our skllful chemists are com
petent to do, and thus add to our in
dustrles and our trade with South
America.
What OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES said
or drugs over half "A century ago is
sun true. "Wlth the exception Of a
Few that may be counted on the I'm.
gers, II all drugs were cast into the
sea 1t were better for mankind and
worse for the fishes" The progressive
physician. as The Sun has often point
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TOURING ~ WAR TINE.
The Experiences Of an American woman
Now In London.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: I
came to London from Cabanz to meet my
husband. who was arriving from America.
We remained In London two days. and
then. being alarmed at the war talk that
had Just begun to bc general. went back
to Cabanz to get our three children.
We went by way Of Southampton
Trouville and by motor to Cabans. put
the children In the motor. brought them
directly back to Trouville. At y. NJ.
Saturday. August 1, the French began to
mobilize the troops. At & we left Trou-
Vile by boat for Havre. The English aud
French who were sailing were In such
state of excitement that my children were
almost crushed We reached Havre and
got the boat to Southampton, which was
80 crowded that people slept In the cor
rldors and on the decks At A. NJ. 7
was awakened by a torpedo boat coming
alongside. commanding the cutting of the
wireless and giving directions about en-
tertng the harbor Of Southampton.
1t took us AN hour and "A half to get
into southampton from the Isle OF Wight.
OF course we thought war had been de-
clared by Great Britain. but were In
formed on landing that war had been
declared between Germany and Russia.
Last night tSunday night France had
been attacked by Germany without dec
laration of war. and to-day war has
been declared between England and DER
many. The Americans have no possible
way to get home and the embassy Ia be-
sieged by people trying 20 get money.
Paper money II not accepted. Gold Ia the
only thing and none TO he obtained.
There are many influential and wealthy
Americans staying here at this hotel
tClaridgc's), but they all acknowledge
there is no way to get home unless the
United States Government helps them. II
the rich Americans are In trouble what
OF the poor ones:
Perhaps THE SuN can help in some way
to get the Americans out OF country
that II soon going to he unable to support
it's own people. Please try.
G.. +. KouNTzE.
LONDON August
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If

To rpE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. No
discussion has appeared In the news
papers, at least none has come to my
notice, of the possible results to this
country II Germany should win In this
tremendous war, both on land and sea
What would he the status OF the Eng
llsh ana French colonies In North and
south America and surrounding waters
In case Germany is the conqueror? What
attitude would the United States be likely
TO take II German fleet should capture
bermuda, the Bahamas. Jamaica. Mar
Unique. British Honduras, British Guiana
french Guiana, Sc, and also IL Canada
should he attacked?
Anything may happen In war OF this
magnitude, and II seems to me Of great
interest TO speculate on what the attitude
OF the United States would he in such a
contingency. v
New YoRK, August ~.
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OUR COSTLY GOVERNMENT.
4 simple Method to Protect the Tax
payer.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir, The
article in THE Sun accurately points n
way to save by not spending. and while
II bears heavily on the national Govern
ment. IL applies with equal force TO all
political bodies who have tho expenditure
OF money contributed by the people.
The truth Is plainly stated. and while
patent yet seems no unusual as to cause
one to wonder that II has not been called
to the attention OF the public before.
1t would not be popular with the poll
ticians: TO retrench either IN salaries or
numbers employed ~ an unknown guam
tlty with them their motto Is Put on all
the traffic will bear
DO not lose sight of your point repeat.
repeat and then repeat IL. A. VI. l..
NEWARK, y. j., August H.
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"KAR HATEFUL TO MOTHERS. !"
Is n Lack OF 1mag instion I'm Women That
Keeps Them From work for Peace?

To THE EpIToR or THE SuN--Sir: II Is
sometimes complained that women lack
humor. more rarely that they lack mag
ination. 1 am inclined to think that the
latter count against them Is the truer.
For instance. an old friend of tho writer,
an amlable cynic, used to TRY out" the
matter with his acuuaintanCos among
women by putting to each the question |.
(which would you have said. The lady
or The tiger'?'' Those who said Tiger"
'and they were In the preponderanceb
he quickly rated as defective in the
faculty of imagination. Those who de-
clared for the Lady" he graciously
granted at least a modicum OF the precious
article. But / believe he thought them
to be n little lacking in feminlnity--on tho
side OF natural vanity and self-conserving
jealousy.
Never more conspicuously do women
show an unarouscd imagination-or the
lack of II atogether--than when a great
war like the present Is raging. Just \
few of us are agitated. but those few
encounter from their sisters amazed or
smiling Incredibly: What is the war
In Europe TO your II the general and
summing up rejoinder II one replies.
"Everything because I am a woman the
wonder grows. And yet the majority
love the trappings OF war. affirm pleasure
In martial music and are proverbially
fond OF n uniform" have heard more
than one woman declare when the event
Of a battle at sea has been spoken of that
she would like to be aboard to see it,"
Simple lack OF imagination,
Ia war. then. as our old poet had II,
only hateful to mothers? But when
there lie danger. suffering. imminent death
to any OF the sons of men. why does not
the latent mother awake In every woman
Supposedly II does. to those women of the
Red Cross service who tend upon the
victims of war. But then. they do not
have to use their "imaginations" the
cruel object lesson In under their very
eyes.
marvel. In review Of the Far Past,
why, II war was 80 hateful to
mothers" the mothers made 30 little
effective outcry and stand against war
Was II that. touchingly obedient 10 the
will and the praise OF man, they LENT
their aid to tho cause he espoused and
set Country" (ahout which few women
care greatly before the safety of their
own dearest and the protection he could
throw about themselves? As a small GIRL
reading of the herolnes OF Sparta, | knew
well that ] sho I'D. not have been among
them had I lived in their age. Even
thus. could not think my attitude quite
that OF cowardlce. ON the contrary. |
seemed TO recognize that the duty 20 hate
war. To give no aid to II. to struggle
against II by every means In ones power.
was the true service of womankind. AS 7
felt then feel to-day. only more nightly.
with greater conviction and urgency OF
soul. Is It a wild dream to hope that the
imaginatlons OF women will yet awake
and will push them to some concerted
action world wide and world effective
against war? EDITH NJ THOMAS.
NEW York. August H.
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Japan, England and GERMANY

one OF the disquletlng side issues of
the war Is the lnsistence OF the Jana
nese on taking an active part in It If
they can find any opportunity. Their
attitude Is easily understood, but II is
not Improbable that the British Govern.
mcnt is seriously embnrra ssed by Its
hard and fast compact in the Far East
and seriously regrets having entered
into IL.
Japan desires to strike blow for
her ally. whether at Kiaochuu or else.
where does not much matter. for a va.
rlety OF reasons. She desir res to assert
her position as one OF the Powers OF
the world. When all the others are
clutched In death grips she Is deter.
mined not to be left out II is a mat
ter of pride. Besides, she has an old
score to settle with Germany. or rather
with the Kaiser. When her war with
Russia was on there was no sympathy
with Japan in that quarter. Was not
the expression "the yellow peril" al.
most German invention? At any
rate the thing II not the phrase was
uppermost In the Kalsers mind The
tica Of an Aslatic power being vlctori-
"us over Europeans was repulsive TO
him and he talked of q general white
league to curb the rise Of Far Eastern
might.
II has been limited In the last few
lays that Japan's principal motive for
activity now was the desire to put Eng.
'and under an obligation so that she
might be obliged to reciprocate in case
N Japan's need. II may be said that
che revised Anglo-Japanese treaty now
IN force is generally understood to ex.
.mpt England from Interference In ca SO
of a war between Japan and the United
States But all the same It Is possible
that England would very much rather
have no favors thrust upon her ut the
present time which may prove embar-
RI sslng later on, especially as she Is
by all accounts perfectly well able to
take care Of her own interests In the
Pacific.
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To TIE EDITOR or THE suN-Sir: why
worry? Here is the scheme.
Mr.. McAdoo will put one over" like
adding Newark and Jersey City to the
Philadelphia reserve bank. with about as
much IN common AZ Yonkers and Boston
As to war revenue-they never think
at Washington, az YOU say, about reduc-
ing expenses only OF the spending OF
money. Sell every postage stamp nj one
quarter cent each above the present price,
and give the extra income to the Demo-
Gratis at Washington to juggle with
Talk about orators and nayers OF the
public purse No bunch of men In
America ever did anything like the job
In that direction the Democratic politl-
clans are now varying on In Washing
ton. u. g.
They are robbng the dear people and
railroads every day BEACON HILL.
EOsTON, August a.
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Let Secretary Bryan Lead the Way.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: Let
all Government officials from the Presi-
dent Of the United states down through
the Cabinet, Senators. Representatives
postmasters and collectors OF ports OF
customs return 10 the United States
Treasury three months salary and 10
p"r cent. OF each months salary until
normal financial and trade conditions are
restored.
Ask for "A voluntary surrender OF all
Government pensions.
Have the Government ask the patriotic
citizen to contribute one-tenth OF their
Income for six months and longer. II con-
ditions in Europe are not improved
This simple method would apprecia
lively replenish the United States Treas
ury and make the burden easily borne
This Will eliminate the element OF COM
pulsion In war tax or any kind of an
emergency tax +. g. HENDERSON.
New York, August ~
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HIGH PRICES.
Report Of Case That should Receive
Oficisi Attention.

To THE EDITOR of THE SuN--Sir. II
was this way:
had to get some work done, and the
only man to be hired for the job wa
Uncle Enoch, Just as he was going to
begin happened to ask his prize. and he
said 90 cents AN hour.
Now the last time hired Uncle Enoch
II was 10 cents I demonstrated No
use, ] told Uncle Enoch that | knew a
man whose cousin went ITO school with
Mr.. McReynolds and I'd have this thing
Investigated.
Uncle Enoch Just grinned.
had to pay him the 20 cents
Now, why doesn't the President order
this high price OF labor business to be in
vestgated? That's what I'd like TO know.
But, there suppose that wouldn't be
good politics, would II?
Queer, isn't II? SAssAyRAs
WASH NGToN, August a.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
ELIOT BLAMES WAR
ON SEA PRIZE RULES
Says Conflict Could Have Bccn
Averted by the Agreement
Urged by z. s.
GREAT BRITAIN OBJECTED
Harvard President Emcritu, to
scrts Conditions Are Same
as in Orient.

WhsHiNGron. Aug. ti-Dr CI.,.. ~
Eliot. president emeritus 81 Iar,s.r. I....
versIty. believes that passage
recent report written before tn, I.I,r......,
war on conditions In china and t..,,
are pertinent observations on the ..,...,
OF tho present conflict IN Eurup ..J
point the way to the avoidance a. ...o,
wars In the future. lie has WIT.
letter to this effect to tho Carn.p.. I....
dowment for International Peace. u.ds,
whose auspices his trip tn the Far Last
was made.
The two causes OF war which IN, l.ro,
believes apply to the present Situation
are the fear of invasion and the rl,l, N
the seizure OF private property Al se.
during war on these topics he saws
Although the causes of war tend IA
become commercial and Industrial two
other worldwide causes Of war arc l'abl,
TO take effect at any time both lu the
East and in the West. The first ls In.
fear OF sudden invasion by an over.
whelming force. This fear is ~ keenly
felt in China and Japan as ~ is IN Ger.
many, France and England. and there
are no better defenses against II In the
East than In the West.
"The naturalization Of territory which
protects some of the small European ma.
tons like Switzerland and Belgium rests
rather on the mutual Jealousy ~ The
great Powers than on any established
practice among the European people W
any trustworthy sense OF expediency and
Justice. The nearest approach In the
East TO the practice OF neutralizing Ter.
ritory is the respect paid by the larger
European Powers to the Eastern posses
sions of smaller Powers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
TWO SAYINGS.
FOLK Prophecies From south Germany
and Schlesw ig-HOIstein.

To THE EplToR or THE SuN-Sir: Your
correspondence communication giving an
astrologcr's calculations rs to certain
events of the German Empire brought To
my mind "a certain South German saying
told me In 1881 ny a professor Of tho
royal gymnasium in South German city
where ! was then at school:
r. kommt Gin Kaiser
Der der groesste Won allen seIn Wild
Aher der wird fallen.
Which, being Angllcized, is:
There will he Kaiser.
He VIII he the greatest OF an.
But he Will fan.
Whatever indehnitcness dhe saving has
Is In the German verb FALLEN" which has
even more meaning than our English verb
fall" though having tho same base and
general meaning.
Repeating the saying n day or 50 since
to naturalized citizen. born in Schles wig
Holstein, he told me Of another current
forty years ago IN those formerly Danish
duchies. in 1864 forcibly annexed TO Prus-
ria, which referred to the German Empire
and ran:
Xusammen refict
Fllet auseinander
which means In English:
Whipped together
FLEA apart.
Tho two sayings possess interest as
coming from two widely separated nor
lions of the present empire.
TX TRANS Arr
HARTToRn. Conn, August ~.
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CITY'S PAY DAY is DELAYED
semi-Monthiy Envelopes M"udoN"
To-day Is Half HoiidnN

city employees viii rcceiN- tie
semi monthly pay envelopes on r'N' VIZ.
day instead OF to-day because ~ no ha'
holiday, Comptroller rrcudtrg 60 u"
nounced yesterday,
This will he a disappointment '' li"-
thousands who were counting oI N.'
their pay on the fifteenth Of the '..
The change was made because j. "'' m
believed that the paymasters cou'. '.v'
the rush In half the usual time
city has the cash ready 10 pay or
total of the payroll for IN" hl' '' PIT"
amounts to something over '",'NN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
The QmaIIiIcs Of Job Hedges

To the EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: Fol.
lowing the letter OF Edfor Charles II.
Ret;s Of Lyons Ia TUE SUN OF August H.
II would be the part uf practical and po-
litical wisdom to carefully appraise the
qualities and qualifications of Mr.. Hedges
In view Of the approaching primaries In
this state,
In the nrst place Mr.. Hedges's Republic
cAnism Is hes Ond criticism or adverse
comment. From subtle and dubious all-
ances he has been absolutely free. with
picayune schlsms and l.illiputian policies
he has had nothing whatever to do. Upon
Mr.. Hedges there has never rested the
necessity ~ wOrdy explanations or ver-
bose apologies for his political action.
His iifn OF conduct In politics In this
State has been marked by fine intelligence,
splendid consistency and utter fearless
ness. No other candidate Is better known
within the State than Mr.. Hedges. His
intellectual honesty and probity no one
has or can question. He Is concerned
more by Democratic mlsrule than fac
tlonal and noisy squabhles within his own
party. lie is popular, level headed,
trusted. tested.
Under the COMING primary Utopia the
dear prCll0 will, of course. select The
right Of selection implies the right of
rejection, n the Republicans of this
State will reject the manufactured senti-
ment and the grandiose claims of certain
asp.rnnts II they viii SUI" 20, the general
situation with Clcn" eye If at heart
they really desire AN asset instead of a
liability ar a candidate; If they are wed-
tled OF ontentes alliances, latent treaties
claims OF neutrality and libel suits II they
are sincerely concerned with the triumph
of the Republican party over the Demo-
cratic party IN November, MS about time
to change the films and get behind a real
man, In the person of Job T.. Hedges.
NEW York, August "A. N.
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Notice to Pnhlishers.

The war illustrations to appear in the
Illustrated London News have been pur-
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United states. They will be copyrighted
by THE SUN. and all reproductions are
prohibited, except when made by arrange
mcnt with THE Sun.
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Making "A Political Omclct.

Mr.. Humans Broome county friends
have resolved to put him before the
unofficial" Republican convention Of
August is and demand nm Endorsement
Of his candidacy from the delegates as
sembled at Saratoga. The state com.
mittee, in calling the convention.
planned 10 restrict it's deliberations IN
the platform. But the State committee
Is made up Of bosses. and it's scheme
To leave the selection of candidates Ell.
tlrcly To the voters on primary day
Mr.. lIINMAN and his friends feel NJ
perfect liberty to ignore.
The theory Of the direct primary is
that the aspirants for nomination sha
put their claims before the enrolled
partlSans, who shall pass on their tit
ness without dictatlon or hindrance
from the outside. Colonel ROOSEVELT
obeys The law by directing the Pro.
gresslves. before their platform Is
drawn, almost before the primary cam
palgn has begun, to vote for one man.
nv NV 'hiy hb'H ubi b'louS w lu'''l
party, but who specifically refuses tn
accept certain OF its cardinal princi
plies. Mr., HINMAN, anita and anti.
machine champion, seeks 20 revive tn"
nominating convention at time when
the men he attacks have refused to use
II and display a disposition to give the
primary method Of candidate selection
a fair trial. Judge Hedges and Judge
WHITMAN can scarcely he expected to
submit to such an assault on their am
billions without defence. Thus, when
the politicians gather in Saratoga we
may expect them 10 indulge IN poll
ties; which unquestlonably will deeply
wound the senslbilltics of those who
dream Of u day when omelets are to
be made without breaking eggs.
Meanwhile, the preprimary is per
forming It's natural function without
the aid of legis alive enactments, and
the expenditures on politics In this
year Of grace must have reached n
noble and unprecedented sum.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15

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street
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15

London once. Bingham House, 1 Arundel
street Strand
Paris once. Rue de la Michodiere, on
Rue du oustre Septembre.
Washington ofnce. Hibbs Building.
Brooklyn once. 100 Livingston street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
Totem Pole for Brondv"''

\ totem pole from Alaska ".l
up outside the offices of the GltH IN
ern Railway at 1854 Broadway n'''
day, It is the gift OF chief KoN
tho Alaskan Indians TO Genera I"' %"
ger Agent Lounsbery.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
Says Remedy Is In sight.

~ remedy for this apprehcrs'Nu "A
however. in sight. Tho doctrine that rr.-
vate property should he exempt from rap'
ture at sea, as II is already exempted from
seizure without compensation on land, VIII
when adopted by a few nations which
maintain strong navies, relieve tho ma
lions adopting II from the dread lee,
their food supplies and the supply ~ raw
materials for their manufactures INDUS.
tries should be cut off ard the export ~
their manufactured goods he made lnpos
sible or unsafe
ITO secure relief from this recugreni
apprehension which prompts such cNorh''
tant expenditures on navies 1t would rot
be necessary that all the nations ~ me
world should adopt the doctrine ~ me
exemption of private property at sea from
capture. Five or elk of the stronger ma
tons. adopting 1t and enforcing T. against
all corners, could Immediately secure re-
lief for themselves and for any other ma
ton that chose 10 join them IN me
adoption of the policy.
1.-THE United States has advocated ms
doctrine for many years, but an effective
adoption OF II has been prevented by
the reluctance of Great Britain 20 ahan
don the practice of Selling on the OCEAN
private property belonging 10 the gun
Jects OF her enemies. There are SONS
signs that Great Britain Is approa ching
the conclusion that she has more 70 gam
than to lose by the adoption of snch
exemption"
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