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NAVY YARD DEBATES RELIEF.
Duty Of u. s. Toward Injured BE-
comes Problem.

The possibility Of naval battle off
the coast Of the United States led 20
speculation yesterday as 10 what this
country would do in the way OF relief
work. Some officers at the New York
Navy Yard yesterday thought that II
would only hes Humanitarian 20 send
hospital ships to care for the wounded
fighters OF 4 German, French or British
ship. Others deemed such action feas-
ible only II an engagement were fought
within sight.
There Is no hospital ship at present in
the 0avy yard. The only ships there
yesterday were the Utah, the Florida
and tho Tennessee The Florida was
being coaled to leave in ME- morning
for the hay, there to await further
orders, and the Tennessee was being
prepared for it's relief trim TO Europe.
The only hospital ships of the navy
are In foreign waters The Solace.
which brought the wounded from Vera
CRUZ. IL back In Mexican waters while
the Relief Is In Asiatic waters.
officers OF the United States Naval
Hospital in Brooklyn said that any old
ship could be fitted up with an operating
room. cots. medical supplies and sur
geons within twenty-four hours In an
emergency and do relief work Orders
would have to be issued from Washing
ton for the cquipping of such ship.
and a merchant ship would probably have
to be chartered and converted into a
hospital ship.
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Mr.. wilson's Friendly OfYer.

Mr.. WILSON knows perfectly well that
the nations have not gathered to Arma-
geddon for the purpose Of bargaining a
peace, but his offer Of the good Offices
Of the United States to the warning Pow
ers that have ratified the Hague Conven-
ton is none the less correct, humane
nnd commendable. whether or not 1t
bears fruit later. II serves TO mark
again the perfect neutrality and the
impartially friendly wishes of this
country. composite of 80 many races
aud origins. and thereby bound to be
an unpledged and unprecedented oh
server OF foreign quarrels and just
balancing mediator, should occasion
hereafter call.
Moreover, the vast direct and indi-
rect losses which this war will cause
10 even this most fortunately situated
nf nations. lot alone the new taxation
which must make NJ for the vanishing
import duties. must make Americans
nrdently desire a speedy peace. That
mis- can come until one side or the
other * beaten and broken hopelessly
III" most in,eteratc chemist cannot
bring himself To- believe.
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FRAILTY. THY NAME rs MAN.
Concerning Ideas on the Ethical SUI
pertOrity OF Women.

/
40 THE EDITOR OF IHE SuN-SV: iouf
lcorrespohuent FREQ Metcali IL not very
ciear In ms statements put the puroei
oil ms remarks seems TO be that In ms
opIIl'oh women snow more pettlness .har
n,en, ana ,hat settles tne question OF 'heii
eisiIn 70 nave q poIitical eNis'ehce
Mr. Metcaii is one OF those urtortunates
Iouhu among poth men ana women VINO
nave become )aundiced ana warped IN
the'r views OF members OF ,ne opposite
sex. because ne mas cnlp on ms
snou,uer ABOUT women tney must retuali'
pol',iGal nonehtities! bNceileht reason
ing ,ns. -
ms statements are pePperou WIN
iaIiaoies' mus he says
Female surragists and their supporters re-
fer constantly to the moral Influence which
womahs entrance into the anairs OF politics
may De supposed to bring with H. Aside
from their reliance upon an exceedingly
dubious claim OF abstract Justice, when
ignores completey the natural funcuons
ana mutual responsibilities OF the sexes
TINS contention appears TO anord the sole
MAJOR premise OF their argument for the
vote
Who are the female sutragists? Is
there any movement TO reverse the man
hood suffrage regime OF to-day 10 confer
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''MOratOrilnn."

To THE EprToR OF THE SUN-Sir. Per-
NIT me to point out that the term mora
torium," according to the authorities con-
suited. should not be- restricted to specie
payment by Government. hut should be
hroadened, as II Is by the New STANDARD
Dictionary, TO cover a legislative act au-
thurizing any debtor or bank to suspend
payments for given period.
The MIGRATORY law is emergency legis-
latlon and II was resOrted To by France
several times during the Franco-Prussan
war of 1901, especially To postpone the
payments of notes that had matured and
could not be presented for payment dur
ing the siege of Paris. It's validity in in
ternatlonal law was questioned in 1875.
but was upheld In Great Britain by the
Court of Queens Bench In Rouquette VS..
OVerman o., 525).
Moratoria are not unknown 10 the Amer
lean continent. In Argentina. during the
financial crisis of lS90-9l, which sent gold
TO a premium of 353 per cent. and which
brought tho Bank OF England 10 the aid
OF Barring brothers. the Chamber of Depu-
ties at Buenos Ayrcs passed a MIGRATORY
law exemptinG banks from legal process
for thirty DAYS October l6, lS9).
FRANK II. VIzETELLI.
NEW YoRK, August b.
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The war ends the work of the foreign
trade commission sent 10 Russia by the
National Association of Manufacturers
To look for business openings. This Is
quite natural. 1t Is no time t. drum up
business when war concentrates every
activity Of a country ON the issue OF
life and death. But the business mems
cruise To South America is on a different
basis and it is To- hc hoped its suspension
will not bc too indefinite. There IL no
way of avoiding the postponement. since
the KrOonland, for which II was booked,
has been called elsewhere. But in IA
few weeks another ship can be found,
1t must be borne in mind that this is
a first class chance for us To annex the
trade Of South America. While Eng
land and Germany. which have hitherto
had such q grip on the markets of our
Latin neighbors, are trying to destroy
each other, why should not we 20 in
and take their places in fields that
naturally belong to us?
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WILL DELAY PEACE FETE.
WRr WtII Cause PostpOnewrut Of
Client Celebration.

The scope of the celebration Of loo
years of peace among English speaking
peoples will undoubtedly he greatly al
tered by tina war In Europe. II is prob
able that the exercises which We're 10
begin on christmas eve next TO com
memorate the signing OF the treaty COL.
Client that ended tho war Of 1912 will 10
postponed for "A time at least aud tha
many details will depend on the time Of
the end of the general war that has com
menced.
The stage is being set" said John \.
Stewart, chairman of the executive com
mlttee Of the American Peace Gentleman
Committee. yesterday, for the oNpostiop
of the greatest lesson in behalf OF peace.
! trust that general conflict may 10
avoided but If II IL not there will hc an
the more occasion for tho exercises that
will commemorate the 100 years Of pcdcs
among the English speaking people"
Mr.. Stewart explains that committee ~
Canada and England have been worNius
In harmony with the American committee
in arranging the details of an inferno
tional celebration that was TO begin N
the city of Ghent on Christmas eve. lls
thought however. that with the couu'rf
OF Belgium engaged in war it might not
be possible TO hold peace exercises there
Tho war of course Will chang, ou.
plans greatly" said Mr.. Stewart "Nu.
the opportunity IL at hand to point ou'
the lesson or peace ana the events "'
Europe are shaping themselves to cu.
phasize that lesson. We have observed
how the European countries have ho
preparing for war, building forts drilling
soldiers and developing the etficeucy ~
their armies. On the other hand We 1..
ranged that there should bo no furiiii
tons between this country and t.U.a. D.
and we have lived side by side I'm .,leu
lutte peace for century. Furtherjor'
HunRarians, Serbs, Germans. ErcurhW'
Poles and Russians have come 20 81.
country and they too have lived with
in peace and contentment Canada a..
the United States have pointed out l..
absolute futllty of great armamculs.
In other words, had II not been 4.
the fortihcattons, the preparedness 4
war and the great armies and ua't.
there would not be to-day a general "a N
suca as now threatens destruction OF lI.
rope and the making OF "A new EIropc'1
map,
III the war IL over quickly Ne sht'
carry out what plans we ALREADY hAN"
completed for exercises In England, tH'-
ada. Unitod States, Australia and l'''
GUM. II the war does not end qIi.
we may postpone tho exercises, though ~
course we shall have some exercises m
the churches throughout tho country ou
Christmas eve to celebrate the signing
OF the treaty OF Ghent."
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AMERICAN RED CROSS
TO SEND AID AT ONCE
Will Charter a Ship to Carry
Doctors and Nurses
to Europe.
APPEAL MADE FOR MONEY
Relief Will Be Given to All
Countries That May BE in
Need Of II.

WAsHtNGToN. Aug. 6.--Ths American
Red Cross will at once charter a steam
ship TO be fitted as Il Red Gross hos
pitsll ship and sent TO Europe TO assist
In war relief work. Announcement OF
this plan was made to-day following q
meeting OF the officials of the Red Cross
In conjunction with officials of the State,
War and Navy Departments.
The ship will be adequately desgnstcl
as such and will carry hospital units.
consisting e,Ich OF three Red Cruss physi-
clans and twelve nurses. These units will
be assigned to the several countries en-
gagged In war as circumstances may di-
rect.
An official appeal for support Of this
work in the way of money contributions
was issued by the Red Cross The state
mcnt is as follows:
During our war with Spain thousands
OF dollars were sent by tho European
IL d Cross societies to the American
Red Cross 10 aid in the care of our sick
and wounded soldiers Now In the hour
of their supreme need the American Red
Cross, both for the sake OF humanity
and to express our gratitude for their
aid TO us In the time Ut trouble and dis
tress. Ia. decided to charter Il ship ara
send 10 each country involved nurscs s..I
hospital supplies.
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Our Citizens Held In Germany.

There would seem TO he occasion for
urgent effort on the part of the State
Department 10 relieve the plight Of the
hundreds of Americans detained in
Germany because of the outbreak Of
war. The prctencc for holding them.
that military secrets might leak out
through their being permitted to re-
turn home. seems too flmsy for serious
consideration. Presumably the dcten-
ton Is only temporary and arises from
the fact that every official activity and
channel of transportation is imperiously
used for war.
How American sojourners could come
into possession of military secrets baf-
fes imagination. All they could know
must necessarily be the common sights
Of the streets, the hurried movement
hither and ihither of men, the marching
of troops the establi shment of guards.
the appropriation of trains to military
purposes. But every one knows this
without seeing it. Any French officer
OF moderate Intelligence can guess
more than the average eyewitness
could tell him. AS for the tourists, the
only acute interest in their minds Is
that of getting away safe and sound
and as quickly as possible The last
thing they think of is counting bayo-
nets or estimating ammunition trains,
acquiring exact information such as
alone would he dangerous to Germany
through It's leakage.
The detention Of these people Ia par
ticularly harsh because in Germany all
prices are likely to rise to famine height
at once, owing to the hemmed in stia-
ton Of the empire. 1t can hardly be
hoped that money is more plentiful for
foreigners there than in France or Eng
land. Neither is there any reason to
think that the Government has time Ia
trouble itself about the comfort or even
the sustenance of its unwilling guests
On the contrary. the latter are liable
to he the objects OF suspicion on all
hands.
Doubtless Germany Is ms eager Ia
get rid Of Them AZ they are To escape
II is for the American Government to
devise means for relieving and rnmov-
ing these It's citizens. Germany is
Playing for tho greatest stake in her
history. Tourists are nothing to her
Their own Government must do It's best
to aid them,
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We don't want tn say anything un-
kind Of the Hon. JOSEPH LITTLE BRIs-
row now that he has been beaten in
the Kansas Republican primaries by
CHARLES CURTIS. n competent and able
man, whose return to the Senate would
be welcomed by Republicans generally.
Mr., BRisTow has been an irritation and
a nuisance in the Senate. His dema.
gogy is of the cheapest sort. Trying 10
be more Progressive than the Progress
slyes and yet to keep in the Republican
reservation, he has been Il spectacle
and derision. VICTOR MURDOCH is a
straight Progressive with brains and
bowels. CHARLES CURTIS Is straight
Republican Of the same sort. JoE BRIs-
Tow-well, he is small potatoes and
mighty few in the hill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06

1t has taken the Department of Ag-
riculture six months to confirm scien-
tlhcally the intultlve knowledge of in.
tellisent persons that obesity cures
which are advertised to reduce the flesh
OF those who take them without dieting
and without physical exercise are
frauds The prosperity of numerous
vendors of such nostrums gives con-
vincing testimony To the gullibility Of
many persons otherwise sharp enough
to take care of themselves. The official
finding OF the Department investigators
Is comprehensive:
1.-THE only ways that the DEPARTMENT..
specialists know OF safely reducing flesh
are rigid dieting and strenuous exercise.
and these. TO he effective must be con-
tlnued over a long period OF time.
The fat reducing patient must eliml-
nate from his diet fats. starchy foods and
sugar.
I'm many cases II is not wise, because
OF other physical conditions, for fat people
TO attempt any rapid reduction IN weight
'As a general rule, diet and exercise are
best directed by a skilled physician.
Loss OF flesh is by no means bless
ing II accompanied by loss OF health,
energy or strength
The Department used some of its fat
employees as the subjects of expert.
ment. On certain alleged reconstruc-
tors they actually gained weight. other
systems depended on diet and exercise
TO produce their effects, hut generously
added a liberal quantity of hocuS pocus
to fool their patrons. sail others 80
and these are the dangerous ones EN-
ployed powerful drugs. or one which
pretended to accomplish The elimina-
ton of foods without digestion" the
Departments report says:
- preparation Of this character. II IL
did what it's makers claim for II. would
probably eliminate any need OF digestion
in the future"
There is no hope for the fat man cX-
ccpt in light and regulated feeding and
drinking. and hard physical work. \
sad case: yet many men bear their
ieshy burden without grave complaint.
In this hour Of interrupted cummunica.
ton from the capital of feminine IN sh-
Ions. cannot some genius Of America
devise costume that will suit the
stout sisters as the present modes do
the lean?
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Yesterday the International Relief
Committee of the American Red Cross
society resolved to charter IA vessel IL
carry hospital supplies in aid of the
sister Red Cross associations abroad.
This voyage of beneticrnc" Americans
help. Beyond all sympathcs aud antip
athies as to the ruin now being wrought
in Europe Is this wide purpose of hu
mainly. To the sick. the wounded. the
suffering. no matter what flag they
fought under, every heart is kind
Help freight the Red Cross ship
Put down your obol for the fund
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06
HANNAH or THE TEN SCALPS.
A Monument to a Notable New England
Pioneer.

To THE EDIToR OF THE SUN--Sir
southern Woman" does not give the date
when the Margaret monument was ~.
up In New Orleans. 50 II Is not easy
to determine whether il is older than
other monuments to women.
There used to be, and I suppose there
still IL. a monument to Hannah Dustin
on an island in the Merriidac River a
little north OF Concord, n IL.
AS boy some thirty-iive years ago
| saw IL often. As | remember she holds
"A Ratchet in one hand and small chill
Is cliuging to her skirts and / am not
sure that she has not IA scalp in the other
hand. There has been time to forget
many things since then
Perhaps some New Hampshire sub
scribor can tell all about H. At any
rate II helps to disprove the statement
regarding the Nordca monument
GRANITE STATE.
New YORK, August ..
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What does man buy when he seats
himself in restaurant and gives his
order? The foodstuffs that are put be
fore him. or merely what he consumes?
Many II thrifty traveller slips an orange
into his pocket for subsequent enjoy
ment; Is he legally entitled thereto, or
does his act reduce him to the status of
"A larccner? The vigilant servant of the
victualler not lnfrequcnty seeks 10
guard the interests Of his master; and
the Connecticut supreme Court has de
cided that the diner is entitled not to
all that Is set before him but only To
what he eats l,cciting Lord MANS.
FIELDS declaration that the analogy
between the two cases of an lnnkeeper
and a vlctualler is SO strong that II
cannot be got over. the Nutmeg court
holds that
In neither case does the transaction.
in 80 far as It involves the supply of food
or drink TO consumers. partake Of the
character OF a sale OF goods, The essence
of II Is not an agreement for the transfer OF
the general property OF the food or drink
placed at the command OF the customer
for the satisfaction of his desires or actu-
ally appropriated by him in the process OF
appeasing his appetite or thirst"
The hungry man at table Is strictly
limited in his rights. vet those rights
are clear and not 10 he ignored
The customer does not become the
owner of the food set before him. or OF
that portion which is carved for his use
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GIVES GOLD TOOTH TO CAUSE.
Anonymous surragist Makes Novel
GIFT for Melting Pot.

melting pot luncheon will be given
tomorrow at the headquarters Of the
Woman Suffrage party, AZ East Thirty
fourth street, In preparation for sacrifice
day, on August IL,
The most unusual contribution so far
II a gold tooth with the anonymous state.
meut that IT had done good service for
years. gold necklace, a reproduction
of one In the British Museum worn 10y
Queen Tyl OF Egypt. who reigned In 1900
H. c, and is hailed as tho first suffragist
also was donated.
Another Offering OF sentimental value Ia
gold watch given 10 DIR. Shaw by the
people IN six little Vermont towns, for
whom she preached while still a student
I'm Albion College.
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SO long as humanity, even reduced to
ashes, is made gorgeous with gold and
silver ii cannot be expected To escape
the covctous eye and grasping hands
of the evilly disposed. The raid on the
columbarium Of nearby crematory
marks the Introduction Of a new crime
into the calendar. II also reveals a
new form OF luxury which had escaped
general observation. IT seems as If
golden urns would lead inevitably 10
burglar proof vaults for the dead
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06
SWTNNING THE CH4NNEL.
Also the Remarks OF a Dictionary on tho
Spelling or ''Trudgeon.''

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sr: hc-
cording 10 the Standard Dictionary there
is no analogy between "gudgeon' and
"trudgen," and therefore the latter worI
should not be spelled "trudgeon' as 4
there be. The Standard Dictionary says
in part:
Pertaining to "Trudgen." an amateur
swimmer. who devised the "trudgcn stroke. -
stroke used in swimming races in which
the swimmer. face down. reaches forwar
alternately with each arm but kicks with
both legs At once; sometimes, but erron-
eousv "trudgeon."
with the British, French German and
Russian fleets TO help churn the English
Channel and the German Ocean, the Pas
de Calais ought TO he in prime condition
for a swimming contest so here's good
luck to Brown In his attempt to swim
the Channel. H. G.. WINTERsGILL
NEW YORK, August s.
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This ship. sailing under the Red Cross
nag. Will be under The protection OF the
treaties OF Geneva and The Hague and
can enter any hdrbor for the Discharge
of It's hcnciiCt mt duty. Ia no otlcr W. :
can this trained personnel 90 great,
needed reach the different countries. Pro.
lection is provided also for the personnel
OF the Red Gross sosioties III neutral
States that rentsr aid by the treaty OF
Geneva
The American Red Cross sppaA.s most
earnestly g. all Of our poopls, 10 tho
Governor, OF States ms presidents Of .!,r
Red Cross Stale boards. to tho Red cycrs
chapters. 10 Mayors OF cities to oN.ni.
bs-s OF commerce. ~ boIrots IT trade snl
20 all drsGci1uons and individuals fee
contributions TO carry on this vori Con-
tribGtiuns riay I've lies g1letod by Tn,
donors. If they 80 desire. FOR the vi Of
any special country and will be Usc.i for
tho country designated. but tssi,':..D,c
VIII he given to al In the tru. spirit of
the Rod Gross represented ny It's motto
eutrality-Hu'nanity'
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The Wonder Spot.
A writer in the August atlantic
M0sHiD sings this pretty pecan;

A writer in the August atlantic
Mohfhiy sings this pretty pecan,
"Tnis is the century Of choice the
wonder point nf mars individual
achievement This is the country Of
freedom the wonder spot OF mans in
divldual liberty Every one Of us who
IS Americanized is free for the pursuit
Of perfection"
XAere is Il curious eighteenth century
glow of visionary perfectlonlsm about
ms, hut every age since men gave M
belief In the imminent end of the world
mas probably thought well of itself.
The Fourth Of July orators of n hun
ored years ago talked much in this
A.'dnfo mood. SO far as individual
achievement" goes at least the achieve
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Ask Generous Response.

"GrievcG rs W" insy be- over this ter
rihle war, the agoHiz.ag cry OF suffering
mon cannot appeal 10 Us In vain. The
American Rcd Cross asks for "A promIs
ana generous response. Contributions may
be sent to tho American Rcd Gross. Wash
mgton. q. c., or 10 State and local treas
urers OF the Red Cross
Committees were appointed by tho Red
Cross as follows To charter a suitable
vessel, SUPERINTENDENT William BREASTED,
Y. s.. ~. chief Constructor Watt, L. 4.
". and Bernard NJ Baker OF Baltimore.
ON personnel and hospital units: Sur
geon-Genoral BREASTED. Major Il. Patter-
son, Medical Corps, L. :. ~, chief OF Red
Cross first aid department
Designation Of nurses: Miss Jane 4
DelanO. chairman uf tho American Red
Cross general nursing service. numbering
5000 graduate nurses
The Red Cross ship will ho painted
white with a red band around the hull
and red crosses on the stacks II will
fy the Red Cross nag and also the flag
of tho country In whose waters 1t may be-.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06
Word Play and Sword Play.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-Sir: II
Italys attitude be correctly reported, the
Triple Alliance is sort OF double
entente T.. r. H.
NEW YORK August 8.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06

What a misfortune that the seashore
hotel proprietors could not in advance
have promised their guests the oppor-
tunity to witness naval engagements
off the coast Such "A diversion enjoyed
in the comfort of a hotel piazza might
have dono much to mitigate the effects
of a cool and rainy summer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06
Warriors.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: It
would he interesting to know Just whom
some OF these foreigners, now so eager
TO go TO Europe and fight, would fight
for in the event of war between the
United States and their native country
JERsEYIrE.
NEWARK, ~. J., August g.
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Postponement OF the New York ter
centennial celebration is proposed. Per-
haps this will be wise. There would be
something cold blooded in holding "A
festival wlile war Is being waged in
the lands to which our people trace
their ancestry. We could not expect
interest or partlcipancy on their part
under existing circumstances.