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Of battle2 Is not the list Of killed by
shrapnel and rife war very long one,
proving that large percentage OF the
losses reported are mortal? a recent
communication from Sir JOHN FRENCH g
headquarters in France does not def
nltely answer this question, but there is
II certain reinsurance in 1t. He says:
Although | deeply regret 20 have 20
report heavy losses in killed and wounded
throughout these operations, I do not
think they have been excessive In view
of the magnitude OF the great fight"
The report covered operations OF
twenty-five days. from Mons back al
most to the Seine and from the Seine
to the Aisne," during which time "the
army under my command" says Gen
eral FRENCH. has been ceaselessly en-
gagged, without one single days halt or
rest OF any kind" May it not be sup
posed that when General FRENCH
stated that his casualties were not ex.
cessive I'm view OF the magnitude Of
the great fight" he had in mind the
dead as well as the wounded? As to
the patients at the oxford base hospital
1t may be taken for granted that they
were wounded by shrapne MS well as
by rifle bullets.
From any point Of view the wounded
In the modern battle have far better
chance OF life than had the wounded In
our civil war. The Surgeon Generals
report Of the civil war contains proof
Of this he says that OF 1885 cases of
gunshot wounds treated in the hos
pltnls 35.653 died Of their injuries.
ratio OF II per cent. In his authorize.
tive "Regimental Losses in the Ameri.
can Civil War" Colonel WILLIAM +. Fox
has this summing up: Union killed and
died OF wounds IofliciaD, 10000:
wounded. not mortally, 275,l75; total
OF killed and wounded 3S5,245.
II will be long time before reliable
figures Of the casualties OF the great
war In Europe are available, but II may
be predicted with confidence. even at
this stage Of the conflict, that the per-
centage OF combatants who die OF their
wounds vii be much lower than was
the case irthe American civil war
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FATAL EPIDEMIC FEARED.
Increase In Cerebro-spinaI Menin-
gitis Is Causing Anxiety.

The city is facing an epidemic of
cerebro- spinal meningitis, according to the
weekly mortality statement issued yes
terday by the Health Department Last
week there were ten deaths reported from
this source. compared with one in the
corresponding week OF 1913. Eight OF
the cases last week were In Manhattan.
"Reviewing the course OF epidemic
cerebro-spinal meningitis In this city for
the past thirty-flve years" says the state
ment 'it .s noticeable that the intervals
between the high points of mortality at
tributc1 TO this cause are about eleven
years. In lSSi-S2. in 1929 and In 1904
and 1905 tremendous high waves of NOR
tally occurred. The increased mortality
during the past week may be the fore
runner Of nm approaching epidemic"
Cerebro-spinal meningitis Is due to a
micro-organism called diplococcus intra-
cellularls and has been effectively treated
by the use of anti meningitis serum. The
laboratories Of the Board OF Health have
prepared supply OF tho serum. which
ls supplied free.
The death rate for the f,rst forty-three
weeks Of 1914 was 1865 per thousand OF
population. ~ against 1898 during tho
weeks last year
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when You Have Got Him, Keep
Him,

We printed Oh Sunday letter from
vote for Governor GLYNN one week
from to-day. Ills reason for this deter
minaton was stated briefly and clearly.
1T is 80 easy" said the Glynn Repub
lean, for Legislatures to vote away
Executive TO resist the appeals OF those
who want the bills signed that when
we do find Governor who will fight
for economy we ought TO stand by him"
SO he intends to stand by GLYNN.
There Is no pretence. no humbug, no
nonsense about this statement by a
Republican voter of the principal Issue
in the present election. Incomparably
more important to New Workers than
any consideration of formal partisan
ship or technical regularity Is the re-
tention in the Executive office at AL
bany Of a Governor who will fight for
economy as SAMUEL J. TiLDEN did fight
and as MARTIN II. GLYNN Is fighting
and will continue TO tight for the re-
ducton of the unnecessary burden that
is growing heavier and heavier on the
taxpayers back.
1t is mighty easy for Legislatures to
vote away the peoples money. 1t Is
mighty hard to find a Governor who,
Ike AR TILDfN or Mr. GLYNS. pos
sesscs The unusual quality Of discrim.
mating economy with infexible resist
ance To- the enterprises OF extrava-
gance. When you have found such a
Governor, keep him!
Our Republican friend IL right We
hope that there are thousands of other
Republicans in this respect equally pub.
lie spirited and sensible.
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Casualties In the Great war

An estimate of German losses in the
war made by Lcipsic newspaper n
few days ago was 10000 killed
wounded and missing. A despatch from
Paris gives the losses of the allies in
ten days Of fighting IN France as 10000
a day. Manifestly these totals are
conjecturnl. but the impression left on
the mind Is that the casualties Of the
great struggle In Europe In both the
aires OF war are tremendous. tran
scendIng In magnitude those of any
previous war In history.
A loss In battle may be defined as the
elimination of combatant either by
death. wounding or capture. If he Is
wounded the loss may not be irrepara.
bic; indeed, the wounded man unable
to report for duty again, perhaps In
two or three weeks. Is the exception.
Pertinent. and comforting to those
who are staggered by the bill Of casual
ties, Is the following statement made
few days ago by Sir WILLIAM OsLER,
who Is now reglus professor of medl-
cine at oxford:
81 think this war will set new record
for low mortality among the wounded
Formerly, with the best first aid and hog
pItal work. a mortality record OF FIVE or
six per cent. OF those who reached the
base hospitals was considered crcditabie
Up to date there has been but one fatality
out OF more than 700 wounded who have
reached the base hospital at oxford. This
death was caused by tetanus This re-
suit IL partly due to the self sterilization
of the modern high velocity bullet and
partly 20 efficient field first aid"
The first thing that strikes one about
this statement Is that the more than
700 men brought 10 the oxford ba 80
hospital could not have been seriously
wounded; but, on the other hand. we
know now that unless the slender high
velocity bullet goes through the heart
or brain or pcrforatcs the stomach 1r
lntestines the result ls fatal in COM
parntively few cases So II may be
assumed that the great majority of the
c0mhatants wounded in the war vii!
return to the firing line.
But what OF the fatalities on the field
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MIR. Sheehnn's Letter.

am in receipt of your recent com
munication asking my views on six
propositions which your committee con-
s!dsr should be adhered TO by the con-
sttutional convention, delegates 10
which are TO be chosen next month.
While I have an opinion on each Of
the questions to which you refer | beg
to say that the final and proper de-
cision on these, as we'll as on all other
questions which may come before the
convention. should be the result of full
and deliberate discussion by the dele
gates. Whatever my present opinion
on these questions may be Is OF small
moment.
The real issue should be which OF the
candidates will best approach the work
of the convention in an bipartisan,
open minded and patriotic manner; and
In my opinion the candidate who feels
tho necessity OF giving pledge to 80
act deserves defeat. Respectfully yours
w. II. SHEEHAN.
New York, October ~
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reestablished cotton splnners, notably
foreign splnners, will begin to assure
themselves of their supplies for years
ahead
The attitude of Sir GEORGE PMsu
and Mr.. BASIL Il. BLACKETT. the visit.
Ing representatives Of British finance,
toward the cotton situation indicates a
lively appreciation on Great Brltain's
part of the desirabillty OF getting cot
ton moved into consumption and sug.
gests that a large export demand is only
awaiting the renewal of customary
facilities for trading in cotton. The
successful promotion Of the plan to form
large banking pool to make loans on
cotton conduces to the reopenlng Of the
cotton exchanges, and the banking
scheme will work all the better for
having prices made In natural mar
ket fashion to serve as guide for
credit extension.
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Revising the Constitution.

Since the revised Constitution of 1894
was adopted by the people Of this State
twenty-five amendments have been in
corporated in 1t by popular vote. Four
OF these were approved In 1890, one In
1901, seven In 1905, two in 1907. four
In 1909 and four in 1913. In the last
twenty years a number OF amendments
have been defeated at the polls. Con
stitution making Is therefore not nov
city to the electorate.
To this fact is uuquestionably due
the unfortunate apathy OF a great ma
Jority OF the voters toward the election
of delegates to the constitutional con.
vention. This Is not TO be attributed
TO the diversion Of popular interest to
other matters for the whole subject was
shown to engage only slight attention
when the special election thereon was
held last spring. European war was
then unthought of. no other question
was put before the electors, and yet the
vote cast was humIliatingly light.
Another fnctor In the case Is the alb
sence OF any really stirring issue. No
proposal of major Importance divides
opinion; Whatever changes are urged
elicit only moderate enthusiasm II
workingmen's compensation had not
been provided for last fall, for example,
we should be having campaign
worth watching. But that has been at
tended 10. Only II small minority Of
the voters know what reforms are to
be urged on the delegates when they
finally assemble
Yet the revision OF the Constitution
while less important than would be the
case II the provisions for amendment OF
that instrument were not 80 liberal. Is
unquestionably the most momentous MAJ
ter before the citizens. \ weak or cor
rupt ofiiccholder may he oustel, or may
serve his term without doing perma-
nent injury to the state. II worst comes
10 worst we can rid ourselves Of him.
But the Constitution Is supposed TO en-.
dure. and in fact does limit and re-
strain every department Of government
and 10 have the delegates to conven-
ton authorized TO recast II throughout
elected without grave consideration Is
an unwholesome incident.
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Germany and the Monroe Doctrine.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir. IN
reference 10 Count Won Bernstorffs lcttcr
about Germany's intentions rs to South
America two thoughts occur TO me-
FIRST was II not unkind for the state
Department to bottle up the letter? Surely
II ever \ letter we're sent for the informa-
ton not OF officials but OF the people at
large this was one. And why should Il
have been bottled up? We are involved
in no secret diplomacy and the people,
one would think. need not have communi-
cations such as this censored.
Secondly, are not the newspapers Civ
ing too much attention to the letter? 1t
seems reasonably plain that for the pres
ent and the immediate future Germany
has no intention to seize and hold terri
tory on this continent she Is busy now
In a remoter future what will be the value
OF the present assurances anyhow When
military or political necessities require a
change, who will pay any attention TO
them? II will he so easy TO say, II we
didn't DO this some one else would L.
NEW YORK, October &C.
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BRITAIN TO PAY WRIGHT co,
sa7b,OoO Agreed Upon for Use OF
AerOpIan~ Patents.

The British Government Is 20 paw mo
Wright company $4,000 for tho use o'
tho Wright aeroplane patents for military
purposes. according TO information re-
ceived by the Aero Club OF America from
tho Royal Aero Club OF tho United KING
dom AN affiliated society
Tho Wright company sued the British
Government for infringing the companys
patents IN the manufacture OF military
aeroplanes Because OF the war ths
British Government found II advisable 20
settle this suit and the price to be rald
is n compromise OF the sum Originally
asked by the plaintiff
In 1910 the Wright company al'o
brought suit for infringement or IA"
patents against Claude Grahame- wn''"
who was over here at the time making
exhibition flights. The suit involved m"
construction OF the Bleriot and Farnlan
biplanes used by White and supplied hv
him TO tho British Government In View
OF the British Governments settlement
the Wright company has agreed 10 drop
the suit against White also, formh
order disseminating the White suit was
signed by Judge Hough In the United
States District Court yesterday
Claude Grahame- White Is now serv' "
under Lieut.. John Ford, who has chars"
OF Whites aerodrome NJ IIerdon, ner
London. which for the time heing has
been transformed into a military aero
plane station.
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Lessons of the Cotton Problem.

While the problem Of restoring the
important financial facilities provided
by the organized securities market still
awaits solution, the next big step
forward in extricating American bust
ness from the difficulties created by
the war will probably be taken in the
reopenng of the cotton exchanges, to
he expected early next month.
As soon MS this happens "A consider
able mass of bank assets will be vital
lied and many branches OF trade and
industry will stir with new life made
possible by the provision Of an equip
ment Indispensable to cotton merchants
and consumers Moreover the Amerl-
can cotton crop figures largely in inter
national commerce and finance, and al
though the war will curtail foreign re-
quirements temporarily cotton cannot
fail 10 become an increasing factor in
the international exchanges as soon as
the customary cotton markets supply
the basis of operations.
That low prices must obtain for the
staple Is not Of half rs much conse-
quence in the long range economic
reckoning MS the fact that there Is an
abundant supply OF 1t, which as 1t
moves into trade will generate bene.
ficlal impulses In many lines Of in
dustry. The losses which will be in
fllcted by the fall in the price OF cotton
Will also have offsetting cOmpensa lions
In the manufacturing and mercantile
field, and costly as these losses may be.
they are the purchase price OF a vain.
able experience in the workings OF mod
ern machinery for the accomplishment
OF economic ends.
When the returns are all In this
years cotton crop may prove to he at
least the second largest that the South
has ever raised. The chances are that
the proportions Of the yield would have
forced decline in prices even had
there been no war. When more than
100000 bales were produced three
years ago good deal of the crop was
sold around and below nine cents.
Nobody could state the rea cotton
problem of the moment with more ex.
act precision than Mr. MCADoo gave ii
when he said the other day What Is
wanted Is n restored market for cot
ton When he added the words mt q
profitable price he merely exhibited
mis- faculty for blending the economic
Verities with economic nonsense.
Xhe Official head OF the International
Cotton spinners Association, who Is n
Britsh spinner has already begun to
proclaim the desIrabillty OF establish
ing COTTON reserves out OF this years
crop 10 protect the British spinning In
dustry against possible shortages here
arter There is no room for doubt that
II the facilities for future trading are
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STATEMENT AT EMBASSY.
Omcial Explanation Also Concera-
Ing south American Disclaimers.

WAsHfNGToS. oct. 2G.-Ambassado dor
BernstorH to-day supplemented his pre-
vious informal talks on the subject o.
Canada with this official statement:
The German point OF view is that
by Joining In European war Canada
has put herself outside OF the pale
OF the Monroe Doctrine. but Germany
has not the intention OF attacking
Canada nor colonizing Canada.
While II Ia admitted at the State pc
partment that the German contention
respecting Canada Is novel to saw the
least the matter Is not regarded as IN any
way an issue at the present time The
opinion Is held here that II will he quito
time enough TO discuss the probability or
improbability OF a German invasion OF
Canada at the moment that the Germans
are able to send ships 10 sea and are non
otherwise engaged in Europe
A further statement was Issued az tho
German Embassy to-day In regard TO the
note sent TO the state Department on
September 8 last denying reports that
Germany intended. II victorious. to seek
expansion In South America. The state
ment had been made earlier that this note
was sent by the German Government he
cause Of the fact that the British Govern
ment had brought to the attention OF the
State Department the charge that Ger
many intended. II victorious. 10 seek ex-
pansion In South America.
This charge was denied At tho British
Embassy and also at the State Depart
ment. In explanation the German En-
bassy to-day made the following state
ment
The note was written NJ that time
because Winston Churchill had said
In his message 20 the American peo-
pie that II Germany was victorious in
the present war she would attack the
Monroe Doctrine.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir. Tho
Treasury Departments analysis Of tax
able incomes is interesting and instru'-
tive. I: shows that 90 per cent. OF the
whole number OF persons taxed have in
comes lowering about 10000. That In
cludes the great mld-section OF our popu-
lation the men who are battling with
hard problems OF business backed 1y
moderate capital and striving to maintain
their families at a fair standard OF COM
fort. II shows further that only 10 per
cent OF the number taxed have incomes
which entitle them To be regarded as
millionaires or multl-millonaires. an In
ilnitesimal part OF the population
These cold facts will upset the conten-
ton OF those who believe that the country
II rocking with millionaires II also con
firms what the late Senator Evarts said.
that although we are told We cannot take
our riches with us whom we depart, IN
his experience as executor and trustee
great many did 90 with portion AZ
least OF their estates. Clearly. then. the
income tax law. whatever else II may
do imposes lts chief burden upon the
thrift. industry and energy OF the country.
that H. upon the so-called middle class
the backbone OF our population.
Lest In our haste We might consider
ourselves an impecunlous nation. let us
recount the sources OF income which are
left untaxed:
/. The salaries Of officials. Federal.
State municipal. town and village. from
the Chief Executive down TO the town
constable, all are exempt small com
putation will convince us that these sal
aries would total billions
2 The credit Instruments OF all gov
ernIng bodies throughout the ramifca-
tons OF our vast and complicated gov
erning mechanism, the principal OF which
may be lnconceivable, but the income OF
II might easily rise above n billion.
3. The income OF all religious educa-
tional and charitable foundations In the
land. representing a vast endowment born
Of pety. benevoence. charity and human
ity. whose total would be beyond ready
computation
Without extending the list, II will suffice
TO show that there are untaxed and un-
taxable incomes which in the aggregate
and In some cases Individually are largely
isproportionate to the incomes that are
taxed SENEx.
NEW YORK, October 28.
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GLYNN AND WHITMAN.
The successful Independent Administra-
tor and the Wen Meaning Poseur.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str. n
point OF ability, sincerity. statecraft and
every other quality which goes to make
an acceptable Governor OF "A great State
Governor Glynn Is head and shoulders
above his competitor on the Republican
ticket. Martin II Glynn is neither n law
yer nor politician. Nor does he profess
TO be one or the other but no Is a master
mind in governing a state In the interests
of the people and not OF n clique
Governor Glynn has no especial axes
10 grind for either himself or his party
He is man OF independent means and
OF Independent character Like Job T.
Hedges, he is no mans man: he is his
own man! Like Judge Hedges. whom the
O. q. J. machine turned down because
or his Independence and sterling worth
he Is far seeing. and his views are the
views OF statesman who can grasp great
measures at sight.
Martin II. Glynn has proved IN Office
his good falth to the people. He has
made an excellent Chief Executive Every
promise made he has kept. and he has
promoted the welfare Of the people In
every sense that was possible
No Governor In recent years has done
better service IN the administration Of
his office. both to Republican and Demo-
crat than Martin II Glynn; and nothing
would be more injudicious at this time
than to swap horses"
DO not care TO comment on Mr.. Whit
man as District Attorney OF New York
county. In some ways his administration
was commendable. In other ways Il was
not particularly In the cases OF the men
higher up" Where are they, and who
are they? have often been told that
Mr. whitman IL a man OF amiable tenden-
Giles, that he means we'll and all that.
but that his capacity Is by no means
equal TO his ambition. that he poses too
much. that he will sacrifice a good deal
10 be in the limelight. that his sincerity
on occasion Is OF questionable kind and
that he considers himself a man OF
destiny"
Are these qualities the qualities that
portend TO the successful administration
OF great State? IrHURIEL
BROOKLYN, October 26