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SLAVS RESENT YOKE
OF "DEUTSCHE CULTUR"

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir. Au-
diatur altera pars,
To the statement OF "B VI. H." printed
in THE SUN August is. 1914. that Alsace
and Lorraine belong to Germany because
France stole those provinces In 1851 and
1888 the right answer is: Your ella aims
are unwarranted II Germany does not
return the Polish provinces stolen in 1777-
l793-lIo5 by the most Infamous political
crime. "the partitions Of Poland"
In answer 10 -Muscovite" and
kindred communications pregnant with
historical and ridiculous cries about
Cossackism. Aslatic Tatar races. barba-
rous Slavs. waging war on Germans fight
ing only 70 uphold civilization and culture.
which may disappear II they. the leaders,
are defeated, may state they are
amusing letters. fun Of ignorance. to cap
ture the sympathies OF the credulous.
Nobody denies that the Germans have n
civilization and culture made in Germany.
But do not forget II IL good only for
the Germans. wanted and loved by the
Germans only They are so sure OF their
mania that the Latin and Anglo-SaXon
races have been, and are, the real "Cul-
turtraeger"
The Germans excel in
l. Organization OF n powerful army
@ Craftsmanship.
g. Practical application OF chemical dis
cover!es and Inventions to Industry and
commerce.
T. Manufacturing OF an enormous guam
tty Of goods Of the made in Ger
many brand for sale in the cheap mark
cts OF the world.
In quality the manufactured products
Of English. French and Belgian factories
are considered better by the S!avs and
other races How much NJ the German
products are patterned on French. English
and alien ideas. discoveries and inven-
tions7
Their Klopstock leasing. Goethe, Schil-
Ter. Heine. Sudermann, Hauptmnnn and
others are great for "das Naterland 81
but have not inspired the whole human
race as Shakespeare. Balzac. Scott. Mo-
Here. Victor Hugo. Voltaire. Spencer
Darwin. Taine, Dante and other geniuseS
OF the worlds literature in times pas,
and present.
In painting. sculpture. craftsmanship
laws and architecture the ancient races
the Dutch Italian, French and English
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NO USE FOR HYPHENS
BY TRUE AMERICANS

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: I
have been for many years reader OF
THE Sun and have admired its fair and
Independent treatment of current affairs.
! was very glad that you admitted TO
the editorial page the contributed ar
ticle on "Unhyphenated Americanism. 4"
To my mind there Ia only one kind of
Americanism. The man who feels a d.
vided loyalty. II seems to me, cannot
be true American.
And yet while THE Sun has been 80
fair in its comments during the present
European war and has seemed to APP
prove the Presidents appeal to the Amer
lean people not to show any craftsmanship
at this time I wonder why the editor
feels called upon with singular regu-
larity to print pro-German articles by
Herman Ridder. BY this action THE
Sun certainly seems to be taking sides"
l.. LINCOLN.
FALL. RIVER, Mass, August rs.
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BELIEVES FORCE OF ARMS
CAN'T CONQUER GERMANY

To THE EDITOR oF THE SuS--Sw:
The papers are filled with wild reports
OF disaster TO the German arms on and
and sea. They come via London, Paris
and Brussels. we'll remember the We.
tories" than were celebrated in Paris with
dellrious JOY at the outset OF the Franco
Prussian war. SO far Germany has eI-
perienced nothing which che had not
counted on when she declared war eS.
cept Belgium's power OF resistance and
Italys perfidy
The destruction OF warshps far away
from home by overwhelming forces WAS
a foregone conclusion; also the tempo
rary loss OF colonial possessions
The "bottl!ng up of the KaIsers feet
is part OF the German plan of campaign.
II certainly would be suicidal naval
strategy to meet England's overwhem.
ing numerical superiority on the open
sea. Look at the idap and remember
the Kiel Canal Germany can meet with
her whole n ct one -half of Englands ard
Frances whenever she chooses the time.
| And no one can tell what the German
, fleet OF Zeppelins will do when that mo-
ment comes. In naval battle Germany
would have the advantage for she
knows whore every one OF her mines $
| laid and the enemy does not She can
wage war of night torpedo boat a.
tacks In the blockade. which the eneyy
will meet at a great disadvantage
| And as TO L!ege. the terrific cost OF life
20 the attacking party shows how hope.
| less Il would be for the allies 10 get by
the German lines OF defence II Germany
| should be put on the defensive. Li'ge
shows what modern forts can Withstand
| and Germany's defences are a hundred
| fold as strong. Force OF arms cannot
conquer Germany. Starvation is the IN.
emys only hope, and that means a long,
! long fight which may cause Germanys
| adversaries 10 cry Hold, enough ."
| Courage too Germans, in the mistaken
American public opinion. All Germany
completely misunderstood Americas A.
! titude In the war with Spain, believing
I that we were actuated by the lust OF con-
| quest, and now America has the same
| misconception OF the causes Of tho pres
ent war and the Justice Of Germanys
stand. GERMASIcUs.
NEW York, August 20.
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READERS OF" TF1ESUN" VIEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ANGLES

were and are the leaders; initiated nv
Germans. never eXcelled
In great discoveries, new ideas rrsys.
ing the progress OF civilization, in grAa,
inventions the Germans are not the lead.
ers, but skilful in application and in de-
veloping things once born.
They are great in one specially. the,,
desire for land inhabited by Slavlsh race.
,:their eternal strife for commercial. eco
nomic and political supremacy owe,
Slavish races and in matchmaking m.
Slavs as barbarous. semi-civilized hordes
destroyers of civilization. What infanvi
They may fool the readers OF Deu',cbs,
journal, the New York Stats 2cifuyo
but not the Americans. the world
The Poles have an old civilization Thor
university at Cracow exists since '3sl
Their literature is old. beautiful ana mani
fold Their poets. as Mickiewicz S'ow,rai
Kraslnsk and to mention only from thu
legion Of the other Polish authors I.,epn
Conrad. who writes in English. and the
world famous Henryk SienkicVicz the
author of QUO Vadis?' and winner " the
Nobel prize. are equal II not superior 10
the German writers.
The Russians Pushkin. prstoievsl,,
Turgenieff Gorky. Tostoy are OF word
fame. All Slavish races have their ltora.
ture. In the musical world N" Poles
Frederic Chopin. Moninszko. Tschaikow.
SKY, INOTdk, STnetd0h and
many others are a source OF eternal In.
SEPARATION. Even in music the Italian.
French and Slavic works are more popu.
lar with the majority Of people
In all arts. industries and sciences ths
Poles, Russians, Bohemans and other
Slavp contribute To the progress OF our
civilization and work sometimes under
the most unfavorable conditions tn.
greatest living scientist is Polish
woman. Nine. Curie. born Sklodowska- NJ
radium fame.
But take notice the Slavic racer ID not
want Deutsche cutur. They hav. thelr
own. They are sick of German political
supremacy They are building M by DE-.
grees a Slavic commerce, n Slavic indus.
try to clear their countries OF the cheap
German goods Tho oppressed Slavic
races want their political independence
To all this Germany and Austria, ne
Vienna Government. objects. They tesr
TO lose their profitable hold On the SlavS
and therefore this Pan European war.
JULIUS HuPgRr, VI n
NEW BRITAIN. Conn. August 20
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TINE FOR THE TOURISTS
TO CEASE TROUBLING

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: As
Il appears 10 me the principal loss sus-
tained thus far by our "innoccnts
abroad In the war zone has been confined
e baggage. Now these people having
evidently been possessed originally OF the
prico OF first class round trip ticket
and having got away with their lives
why wouldn't 1t he n graceful thing for
them TO do to stop advertising their
trials and tribulations and give the rest
Of us chance to consider the ways
and means for pulling out sufficient OF
me wherewithal to meet the necessities OF
tho occasion?
DO we need tho beneft Of European
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THE srN herewith publishes another
page " war opinions out Of the great
number with which II has been favored
by its readers TIRE SuN. II is proper to
report, assumes no responsibility either
for any opinions expressed or any pre-
ponderance Of opinion upon one side or
The other. Its sole endeavor Is to pre-
20 its readers Of all shades OF opinion
and without regard 10 nationality Its
regret is that the exigencies Of space
prevent the publication Of all the letters
II has received
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land now are the result OF our position
among the world Powers then think the
sooner we Increase our army and navy
and build more battleshps and cruisers
the better It will be for America so that
we may stand. before the world free to
express 70 all our hatred of cowardice and
treachery and dshonor wherever found.
r. wERTEMErER.
BRooKIYN August 20.
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mistakably that they can by combination
renew the struggle.
On the other hand. victory for the
Triple Entente with Belgium. honor to
whom honor is due) carries with II alb
solutely no menace for any other Power
whatsoever. outside the vanquished
There Ia food for thought hero. II
seems to me. for the patriotic American
who gives a little attention 10 weltpolitik,
history and geography. u. NJ. r.
New YORK, August 25.
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GERMAN FRIENDLINESS
TO u. S. QUESTIONED

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: There
appears TO be n great deal OF III naturcd
comment and complaint from German
sources In regard to the treatment Ger
many II receiving from the American
press II Is pertinent to inquire lust
how much Germany deserves tho general
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DISCUSS CAUSES OF CONFLICT
AND EFFECTS ON THIS COUNTRY
Fears Expressed That the United States Will Face Diff
culties-"German Creed and English
Bias Both Find Expostors.

experience just now TO introduce us TO
our own difficulties? J. w. r.
NEW YORK. August 2s
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-01-08
CHAPTER xxxlv.
rhe Hut chanoss Il. Name.

Tho Hut Changes lts Name.
That night Oswald was taken very
Ill. For three days his life hung in
the balance, then youth and healthy
living triumphed over shock and be.
reavement. and he came slowly back
to his sad and crippled existence.
He had been conscious for a week
or more Of his surroundings, and Of
his bitter sorrows as well. when one
morning he asked Doris whose face
1t was he had seen bending over him
so often during the last week: Have
you new doctor? A man with white
hair and comforting smile? Or have
! dreamed this face? l have had 30
many fancies this might easily be one
Of them"
mo. 1t is not a fancy" was the
quiet reply. Nor is It the face OF
a doctor. It Is that OF = friend. One
whose heart is bound up In your re-
covery; one for whom you must live,
Mr.. Brotherson."
Il don't know him. Doris. It's a
strange face to me. And yet, it's not
altogether strange. Who is this man
and why should he care for me so
deeply"
Because you share one love and
one grief. 1t is Edith's father whom
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Senses Of Plants.

The sense most developed in plants
is that Of sight. which enables them
to see light but not to distinguish OBJ
jects. This sense limitation is found
among many living creatures, such
as the earthworm. oyster and coral,
etc. which possess no localized visual
organ. but give proof OF their lumin-
GUS impressions by the contractions
that they manifest when exposed to q
ray of sunshine. Similarly, 1t is easy
to gauge the influence Of light on
plants. Cultivate a plant In room
with window only on one side and
its stalks in growing will incline to-
ward the source OF light. Physiolo-
gists explain this by suggesting that
the side to the dark grows more
quickly than that exposed to the light.
There remains. however, the fact that
the plant has reacted to the light Of
whose effect 1t was conscious.
A sense common to many plants 10
that of touch. OF this the most Illus
trative example is as its name i'm.
plies. the sensitive plant. Another
leaf. responsive to the touch, is the
catch-fy. whose two halves close down
upon the other by means of a central
hinge.-Harper's Weekly.
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mits of no argument. He therefore
merely looked his query. But Orlan-
do was not one to answer looks; be-
sides, he had no reply for the same
importunate question urged by his
own good sense. He knew that he
must make the attempt upon which
his future rested soon. and without
risk of the sapping influence of length
ened suspense and weeks Of waiting.
He could hold on to those two demons
leagued in attack against him, for a
definite seven days. but not for an
indeterminate time. II he were to be
saved from folly-from himself
events must rush.
He therefore repeated his NO."
with increased vehemence, adding, as
he marked the reproach In his broth.
er's eye. Il cannot wait. The test
must be made on Saturday evening
next, whatever the conditions; what
ever the weather. An air-car to be
serviceable must be ready to meet
lightning and tempest, and what is
worse, perhaps, an insufficient crew."
Then rising. he exclaimed, with
determination which rendered him
majestic. III help is not Forthcoming,
I'll do 1t all myself. Nothing shall
hold me back; nothing shall stop me;
and when you see me and hear my
car rise above the treetops, you'll feel
that have done what could to make
YOU forget" ....--
He did not need to continue. Os-
valid understood and flashed a CRATE
full look his way before saying:
You will make the attempt at
night?"
Certainly"
"And on Saturday."
"I've said It."
Il will run over In my mind the
qualifications Of such men as know
and acquaint you with the result to-
morrow"
There are adjustments to be made.
A man Of accuracy is necessary"
II will remember"
And he must be likable. can do
nothing with man with whom I'm
not perfectly in accord"
Il understand that"
Goodnight them" A moment Of
hesitancy, then, Il wish not only your
self but Miss Scott to be present at
this test. Prepare for the spectacle;
but not yet, not till within an hour or
two of the occasion"
And with proud smile In which
he flashed significance which
startled Oswald, he gave q hurried
nod and turned away.
When In an hour afterwards, Doris
looked In through the open door. she
found Oswald sitting with face buried
In his hands, thinking 80 deeply that
he did not hear her. He had sat like
this, immovable and absorbed, ever
since bis brother had left him.
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gested one person after another to
the exacting inventor. but none were
satisfactory to him and each In turn
was turned down. It 10 not every
one we want to have share a world
wide triumph or an ignominious de-
feat. And the days were passing.
He had said In q moment of elation.
Il will do It alone;" but he knew
even then that he could not. Two
hands were necessary to start the
car; afterwards, he might manage 1t
alone. Descent was even possible, but
to give the contrivance its FIRST LIT
required q second mechanician. Where
was he to ind one to please himf And
what was he to do II he did not7
Conquer his prejudices against such
men ~ be had seen, or delay the
attempt. a. Oswald had suggested. till
he could get one Of his old croniss
on from New York. He could do nei.
ther. The obstinacy Of his nature was
such a. to offer an invincible barrier
against either suggestion. One alter.
native remained. He had heard OF
women aviators. II Doris could be
induced to accompany him into tho
aar. instead Of cltnsing soddsn-liks 70
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you see at your bedside. He has
helped to nurse you ever since you
came down this second time"
"Edith's fathsrl Doris. 1t cannot
be. Edith's father!"
Yes. Mr.. Challoner has been in
Derby for the last two weeks. He has
only one interest now; to see you
well again"
"Why!"
Doris caught the note Of pain, II not
suspicion. In this query. and smiled
a. she asked in turn:
Shall he answer that question
himselfl He Il waiting to come In.
Not to talk. You need not fear his
talking. Hes - quiet a. any man l
ever saw"
The sick man closed his eyes, and
Doris watching. saw the flush rise to
his emsciated cheek. then slowly
fade away again to = pallor that
frightened her. Had she injured
where she would heali Had she
pressed too suddenly and too hard
on the ever gaping wound In her In.
valid's breasti She saspsd in terror
at the thought, then she family smiled,
for his eyes had opened again and
showed . calm determination q hs
seid:
Il should Ike to ~ him. I should
liks him TO answer ths question have
Just PIT you ! aheald rest sasier
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the weight OF Oswald's woe, then
would the world behold a triumph
which would dwarf the ecstasy of the
birds flight and rob the eagle Of his
kingly pride. But Doris barely en-
dured his as yet. and the thought was
not one to be considered for mo
ment. Yet what other course 70
manned? He was brooding deeply on
the other subject, In his hangar ons
evening-dt was Thursday and Sat
urday was but two days off) when
there came light knock at the door
This had never occurred before. He
had given strict orders. backed BY
his brothers authority, that he was
never to be intruded upon when In
this place; and though he had some
times encountered the prying eyes d
the curious flashing from behiAd
the trees encircling the hangar
his door had never been ap
preached before. or his privacy
encroached upon. He started then
when this low but penetrating
sound struck across the turmoil OF
his thoughts, and cast one look In
the direction from which 1t came;
but he did not rise, or even change hia
position on his workman's stool.
Then 1t came again, still low but
with an insistence which drew his
brows together and made his hand
fall from the wire he had been uncon
sciously holding through the mental
debate which was absorbing him
Still he made no response. and the
knocking continued. Should he ig
more 1t entirely, start up his motor
and render himself oblivious to all
other sounds? At every other point
In his career he would have done this,
but an unknown, and as yet unnamed
something had entered his heart dur
Ing this fatal month. which made old
ways impossible and oblivion thing
he dared not court too recklessly
Should this be summons from Dor
is! Should Uncomfortable idea, yet II
seized upon him relentlessly and
would not yield for the asking)
should 1t be Doris herself!
Taking advantage OF a momentary
cessation Of the ceaseless tap tap, he
listened. Silence was never profound
er than in this forest on that wind.
less night. Earth and air seemed, to
his strained ear. emptied OF all sound
The clatter Of his own steady, un.
hastened heartbeat was all that
broke upon the stiffness. He might
be alone in the Universe for all token
of life beyond these walls, or SO he
was saying to himself. when sharp,
quick. sinister, the knocking recon.
menced, demanding admission, insist.
ing upon attention. drawing him
against his own will to his feet, and
finally. though he made more than
one stand against 1t, to the very door,
tTo BE coNTINuED)
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Liars Taooed Here.

Dyaks. natives Of Borneo, are ex
tremely truthful. So disgraceful, In
deed. do the Dyaks consider the do
ceiving Of others by an untruth thai
such Is handed down to posterity By
q curious custom. They heap up
pile Of branches OF trees In memory
Of the man who has uttered a great
lie, 80 that the future generations
may know Of his wickedness and take
warning from 1t.
The persons deceived start thu
tugong bula-the liars mound-by
heaping up large number Of branch
es In some conspicuous spot by thu
side Of the path from one village b
another.
Every passerby contributes to It and
at the same tina reviles the memoir
Of the man who told the lie. The
Dyaks consider the addition to an,
tugong bula they may pass sacred
duty. the omission of which will mssi
with supernatural punishment
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manity. He was not of that ilk. In.
tellect was his god; ambition his mo-
tive power. What would this casual
blight upon his supreme contentment
be to him, when with the wings Of
his air-car spread. he should spurn
the earth and soar into the heaven
Of fame simultaneously with his flight
into the open.
He could wait for that hour. He
had measured the gulf before him and
found It passable. Henceforth no
looking back.
Rising. he stood for q moment gaz-
Ing. with an alert eye now. upon such
sections Of his car as had not yet been
fitted into their places: then he bent
forward to his work, and soon the lips
which had uttered that sardonic laugh
a few minutes before. parted in gen
tier fashion, and song took the place
OF curses-a ballad Of love and fond
est truth. But Orlando never knew
what he sang. He had the gift and
used 1t.
Would his tones. however. have
rung out with quite SO mellow a
sweetness had he seen the restless
figure even then circling his retreat
with eyes darting accusation and
arms lifted towards him In wild but
impotent threat!
Yes, l think they would; for he
knew that the man who thus ex-
pressed his helplesspess along with
his convictions, was no nearer the end
he had set himself to attain than on
the day he first betrayed his sus
picions.