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The so-called war tax bill to raise
money To supply an unavoidable def
cheney in revenue j. now engaging the
attention of every authority upon taxa
ton in Congress. There is. for instance.
senator NARDAMAN of Miss Ssippi, who
proposes that a ten per cent. levy be
imposed upon the salaries Of all Gov
cludc the President of the United
States and the Judges OF the Federal
supreme and inferior courts. whose
compensation Is excepted by the pres
ent income tax law. Also immune IS
the compensation "of all officers and
employees Of state or any political
subdivision thereof. except when such
compensation IL paid by the United
States Government"
Does Senator VARDAMAN expect to
obtain much OF the one hundred
millions Of revenue needed by his
amendment 10 the emergency revenue
bin, or Is he cunning for President
WILSON?
W - lllh~f''N N'lllltl
raise the whole sum by increasing the
taxation upon incomes. Mr. WIrHfR.
SPOON Is eternaliy opposed to taxing
articles of any kind consumed by the
South. ON this point h" says:
"Southerners are carrying as great "a
burden ms reasonably can be loaded upon
their shoulders. and t. add to this by tax
Ing any OF Tn" things they use, even II
they be Injuries, is unfair"
This view that emergency taxation
IL II local question, like the tariff, other
members of Congress maintain. Thus
Southcrncrs declare that as the South
will not he able Ia market all It's cotton
AT good prices the North with lis
grains ana fOodsluifS as well ms its
manufactured articles" should hear tho
burden of the extra taxation, Pos
shly these eSllmahlc gentlemen are
not aware that the Industrial North is
having lis shop aud factory troubles
and produces less Of grains auh food.
stuffS than II consumes, They should
address their proposal 10 the grain
growing West, which would give them
n quick answer.
Mr., UNDERWOOD, the majorty leader
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u Prince or Peace .

O Prince OF Peace to Thee be given
The homage of the warning world.
Let all the clouds of wrath be riven
And all the battle flags be furled.
Let peace prevail where war enfolds
The millions In It's blightitg breath,
Assert Thy sway where hatred holds
Its awful carnival OF death,
Tho village homes, where love and life
And laughter recently held sway.
Are desolated by the strife
And shattered In the fearful fray.
The harvest relds with blood run red
Where sheeyes OF ripened grain should
be.
And Death. the Reaper. piles his dead
In burrows strewn with agony.
The widows and the orphans weep
For those they never more will see.
The loved ones gone TO their long sleep
The victims of this butchery
oh. pity the bruised hearts OF those,
And bid wars dreadful carnage cease
Make friends OF them who now are foes,
O Prince OF Peacel o Prince of Peace
SCRANTON. Pa. September 8. J. r. Il.
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EMERGENCY TAXES.
some whimsical suggestions by an Econ.
Omist Of Originality.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Con-
gress will no doubt vote with cheerfulness
the extra 500, 000. 900 asked for, but upon
whom will the tax fan to raise this great
amount OF money? The railroads. brewer
ready paying millions into the Treasury
have been suggested. but are there not
other interests that receive large sums OF
money from the public that might he
considered?
Why not the Chautauqua assemblies
A per cent. tax on the dividends and "A
90 per cent. tax on the speakers. In
the latter case tho Government would get
back some OF rs unearned payroll. and In
the former case any one who has 80
little regard for money az to waste It on
the sentimeutalsm OF a Chautauqua lee
ture would not object to further prof
legacy.
why not the patent medicines? Millions
OF men and women nre annually fright
ened into spending millions OF dollars for
relief from some fashionable disease.
why not the gum Chewers" A daily
tax OF cent on every man. woman and
child caught chewing gum In public CON
veyanoes would go long way toward
making up the required sum.
Tho types of people mentioned are to
he found I'm every community. They are
looked upon by their neighbors as being
peculiarly independent. Why not tax
them for their peculiar independence and
let everyday men and women alone?
New York, September 4. @ s. w
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DO Not Quarrel with lndisguiscd
BLESSINGS.

This question 10y correspondent In
Easton. Maryland, describes place:
will YOU kindly tell me why in times
Of peace and fairly prosperous conditions
OF business our Administration and lcgis-
lative representatives. at Washington
railroad experts to listen only to the ha-
rangues ~ such mon as SAMUEL UTTER
NrER. Louis BRANpEis. THOMAS w Law
SON and DAVID LAMAR
And now that the times are changed
and the credit OF the world IL upset. they
have to turn for real advice To men of
the first calibrc, such as j T.. MORGAN.
BENJAMIN SrRoNG. Jr.. ALBERT H. WIG
DIN and others Of that type
We cannot give our correspondent
the reason for the choice of advisers
during the earlier period to which he
refers. We do not even believe that
u would now be profitable To search
diligently for the psychologist cxpana-
tion Of that which he states in his first
paragraph. There are cases In which
II We're too curious to inquire with too
great particularly.
That our correspondent Is able TO
record in his second paragraph great
and suspicious change in the quarter
In which counsel l. sought j. enough
for most people and ought Ia be- enough
for him.
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The Sage Of the Chickasawa.

Somewhere along that Tibcr of Mis-.
sissipp the Chlckasawa lives the phi
losophcr described by the Clarke county
Tribune.
u. n FISHER doesn't belong 10 the
calamity bowler set by large majority,
for while others are cussing and discuss
ing COW dipping. hookworm and boil wee
wills he IL saying nothing and saving
wood lie says life is too short to spend
any portion OF 1t arguing with people
who are either for or against any and
every proposition that comes up, so is
spending the shining hours by improving
his property. he now being engaged In
having four additional rooms added to
his residence property"
We greet and should love to meet
this tranquil, hopeful and creative sage.
ana recommend his example to all the
anxious, perturbed and argumentativc
souls now 50 multtudnous and noisy
In these United States. What's the use
of arguing for or against: Each side
in the European war over which 50
much vibration of tongue and pen is
made is cvcrlaStingly sure that Ii is
right. that the other fellows began f..
that the other fellows are barlnrfans
and brutcS. habitualy committing cruel.
ties and atrocities that would have dis
gusted IN Apache Of the straitest sect
and made ECCEIINo IA ROMANO sick
at the stomach: that 1--WE" are the
hraveSt finest and most cultivated and
most tender hearted folks ever on view.
and "thcy" are devils. werewolves and
vampires.
Meanwhile. the rest Of us know thai
the valor and the CriefS Of war are
about equally distributed. Honor to
the brave. and let us attend To our own
business. waiting as patiently as we
can for the end of the fray. avoiding
fruitleSS argument and improving our
property. after the manner of the Sage
of the Chlckasawa.
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PERFIDIOJS ALBION.
4 View OF the Late Agreement Between
Russia and France

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: Tho
signing OF the agreement by England.
France and Russia not To discontinue the
present war without the consent OF all
the parties thereto gives food for re-
Election as to the gamer thereby. Eng
land protested against tho United States
buying the German ships. Can IL be
because Of n commercial rival sprnging
up overnight They are to fight tn
the end: Germany. commercial rival
OF Englauds. 20 he the scene OF future
war operations and crushed France, an
other rival OF Englands commercially.
already fighting 10 the death. and taking
"A long time TO recover its commercial
status by reason of being the present
battlefield Russia, to be taken care OF
I'm the future as in the past. by being
blocked wherever I%ssible OF obtaining
open ports or OF passing through canals.
harbors. SC, not controlled by foreign
guns.
No battles have been fought In Eng
land. nor are there any likely to be
fought there. England states, with pride
that she is fighting for civilization and
against militarism. How philanthropic
she If and living up to her past history.
''rimeo Danaos ct dona ferentes."
LEON REKooL.
NEW YORK, September g.
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Federal troops have been doing the
work of Il police force In large districts
of Colorado for months The town.
county and state authorities have been
superseded in the performance of their
ordinary and routin" functions by the
armed forces OF the United States
President WILSON, irk"d by the long
continuance Of n situation distinctly
out OF harmony with rae national spirit.
has proposed plan for the temporary
composition Of the difficulties which ~.
vealeI the lmpotelry of the State. He
appeals to ne ''rivat. persons on both
sides of the controversy to bind them
selves to peace for three years and TO
endeavor during that time To find 2
basis on which Ia found permanent
agreement
Each side j. asked 10 sacrifice some
or what II asserts are its rights. to
accept conditions which il mas shown
by its conduct It regards as Illegal and
highly inlmical To It's interests. If both
conform To- the Presidents scheme they
~ '''''' va ~ SNA'' 'liisill T.,
extra-legnl and without force except
40 conscience nm, GOOD will defend It,
Meanwhile, what Of the Stnte of Col.
oradO: Has ii been reduced TO con
dition of feebleness in which It con-
fesses its inability 10 accomplish the
primary PURPOSES of its organization
Has It withdrawn itself from the list
OF potent governments? l. II no longer
10 he reckoncd with except In the cleo.
ton returns?
With President WILSON'S desire TO
remedy the troubles that keep the Fed
eral troops on duty in Colorado to-day
there will he hearty sympathy. We
hope his plan will succeed. But If II
does nobody will he quicker thnn Mr..
WILSON 10 understand that its success
Is OF trivial consequence in the solution
OF the grave problem presented by the
breakdown Of government in the State
of Colorado.
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Whenever the Colonel discusses the
tariff as he did yesterday in Louisiana
he Eliminates subject which less
wise and daring statesmen not infre-
qucutly obscure 10y their outgivngs
with respect of il. the Republicans are
hopclcSSly wrong: the Democrats are
viclouSly ignorant; only the Colonel
knows This much he confesses with
that reluctant self-dppreclation which
So well becomes him.
There have been three distinct
periods In the Colonies progress toward
his present assurance as TO the tariff
problem. The first of them covers the
days when free trade was proud 10
j. the final period. in which a commits
sion engages his ardent devotion.
The second period? Alas. The second
period was one of transition. doubt
and perplexlty, II doubt and perplexity
ever have assailed the Colonel. and II
il the lasting misfortune Of his coun-
trymen that this interval included the
seven years five months and eighteen
days of his administrations as Presl-
dent. during which he did nothing 10
settle the controversy How happy the
nation might he If the days Of the
Coloncl's ascendency had only coin
cidch with one Of his eras of confidence
on this vcxatlous question!
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ADVICE TO MOtRn.

To rHE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-Sl-. Where
was Il | read "A few lines in German
seemingly addressed to some mighty po-
tentate who had not due regard for
treaties? or did hear them spoken or
sung? Yes, that was II. sung, and by a
German bass. An overload had threat
ened To regard a treaty as n mere scrap
Of paper. whereupon the astonished party
OF the second part said something like
this to him:
son Of Light. lightly swayed, hear and
heed Treaties hold true All thou art thou
art through treaties. All rhy Wis
dom curse . far hence shall ny from thee
Peace when thou dost not honnrably and
freely keep sacred thy treaties 80
one recalls also that the crafty dodg-
Ing Of honorable methods by this Son OF
Light war lord OF Walhalla. led to his
ultimate destruction But OF course Wag-
ner died before he could have conceived
the possibility OF his words being pointed
at any one except Wotan. Music LOVER,
NEW YORK, September 2.
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HAUPTMANN DENIES
GERMAN BARBARISM
Answers BcrgsOn and Maetrr.
hnck, Saying Country Is
on Defence.
NJ. ROLAND ATTACKS HIN
Challenges Author to Dcfo 4
the Destruction of
LOuvain.

PARIS. Sept. s.--Bernhardt TIal -
mann. the German author, has rcpU,l
in Berlin newspaper to tho char
of German harbarism brought by n Il
/ Bergson and Maurice Maeterlinck t.-
cordng to FIauptmann cosmopolitlr
| ideals Of culture are nowhere mora
popular than in Prussia.
To the English he declares: 81 am
one of these harbarians upon whom tha
University of oxford conferred the
! honorary degree OF doctor"
Or. iauptmann believes that m,
present attitude OF Germany is one ~
defence.
"They had put ring around our
breast" he says, land our lungs in ex-
banding have broken the circle which
pressed us. Germany wished to live
and broke the circle"
Roman ROLAND, author Of Jean
Christophe' and a firm believer in cos
mopolitanl has addressed an open
letter TO Or. Hauptmann In which he
rcproaches the German people for
fusing to believe that the war is their
act and attacks Germanys treatment "
Belgium.
THE fury with which you treat this
magnanimous nation. whose only crime
is to defend its own independence" he
says. sis too terrible. The world re-
volts at II. Keep your violence for us
French. your true enemies. You rage
against little. unfortunate Belgium.
What shame. Not content with
making war on living Bclgians you at
tack the dead lombard Malines and
burn Louvain. Louvain. with its
treasures of art and science is only
heap of cinders. who. then. are you?
What name do you prefer. who refuse
to be called barbarians? Are you the
grandchildren of Goethe or of AttilaY
Do you make war on armies or on the
human spirN?'
NJ. Hollands severest charge is against
the German intellectual class because II
does not protest against such outrages
as the burning of Louvain.
"ln the name of our Europe. of which
you have heretofore been one of the
most illustrious champions" he says.
"in the name of this civilization for
which the greatest men for centuries
have struggled, in the name even of the
honor OF your Germanic race. Gerhardt
Hauptmann, / adjure and summon YOU
and the German intellectual elite To pro-
test with the last energies against this
crime. | await a reply from YOU,
Hauptmann. a reply which will he an
act. European opinion waits with me
Reflect that at such a moment silence
also II an act"
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The London Standard prints this ad-

The London Standard prints this ad-
vertisement. presumably by an Eng.
lishman. whose French seems to be
scarcely equal To tho pious statement
or hope of his headlines:
"DiEu PRoTEGE.--FRANcE TT ANGLE.
TERRE.-The undersigned begs persons IN
England not TO send him newspapers OF
cuttings from them. The French Gov.
eminent. In its wisdom. does not deliver
newspapers. II would be breach OF hos
pitality and protection, almost espionage
to receive cuttings from the Press con-
tanning particulars of the movements of
troops. All letters are subject to he
opened. Loris COLLINS, La Capelle
BoulOgnc-sur-Mer"
Mr.. LorIs CoLLiNs's notion of his obl-
cations as guest on French soil do
honor to the delicacy OF his character
but he hasn't seen British newspapers
since the beginning OF the war or he
would know that the Catonian British
censors Of the press can be depended on
TO do great deal more than their full
duty, their full pleasure.
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The Moratorium when Needed and
when Not.

We print in another column the let
ter of II correspondent whose concep.
lions of what Is right and proper for
the country Ia do In facilitating the
preservation of American PROSPERITY
amid the cNlgcnc"s of the Europcan
war seem Ia he inspired by a familiar
8nimus against the So-Caled creditor
class. TIM SIN does not for one mo.
ment believe that progress In the so
tuition of the economic problems which
the war has thrust upon the United
States can he assisted ny contemplate
ing u SUSPENSION Of debt payment,
whether the debts were incurred ut
home or abroad, either before the he
ginning Of the war or since.
The circumstances of the war have
compelled many nations to declare
morHtorums These cmbargoes against
i've enforcement Of commercial and
financial Obligations make absolutely
no contribution Ia the restoration of
economic activities or the resumption
Of industrial and commercial relations,
foreign and domestic Great Britain
has mad" Use Of n moratorium only To
gain an interval OF time IL. which to
make preparations and devise means
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The SanJak OF Novibaxar.

A despatch from kragnyovatz recent
tated that the Austrians had evacuate
he SanJak or Novhazar
The SanJak OF Novibazar'
II sounds like drink at the bar.
or tho yell Of "A lynx
with the willies, methinhs;
II sounds like the name Of star
shining far,
or the scrip; on Pullman car
The Santak Of Novibazarl
~ SOUNDS like n japanese tar.
or tho opulent themes
or mad heroin dreams
or tho growl OF a ukaslng Car.
when they are
A. grlpp,es In NovibaZar,
The Sanink ~ Novihasar
n sounds like family jar.
ar the catamount screech
OF a Bil SuiErr speech.
M wonder the Aus,rians are
Hiking far
From tho sanJak OF Novibazarl
OLIs L. LYMAN.
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The German "PIan to Conquer
America"

We are asked for an opinion Of the
more or less notorious "Opcrationen
ncber See,' the alleged memorandum 10y
Genera Won EprLSuEiM Of the PrusSiau
General STAFF Of the German plan for
the conquest Of America in case OF war
with this country. The document has
been reprinted in American newspa-
pers. and somebody Is now circulating
II extensively In Photographic facsim
lie as IL appeared in the Globe of Lon
don on August IL. The purpose. of
course. Is TO influence American opin-
ion against Germany.
Our opinion j. that the so-called
Memorandum" * rubbish. ana that
The thoughts Of "Gcnerll Won EpEIs-
HEM are of little interest
"Wcr lists. the German who's Who. "
makes no mention of the distinguished
officer. His alleged plan of conquest is
really cumlcal in the ignorance which
Il displays Of facts about the American
army: indeed about conditions In this
country generally. II dSproves It's
own authenticity by internal evidence.
No sane officer OF the General stan
with the reports Of Grrmany's military
Information system al his disposal could
be guilty Of such hluuderS
Germany. II is reasonably safe to say.
has no designs on this country save
those Of peaceful competition and ne
COLLATION.. Least of all need we look
for many years, whether she win or
lose in her present tremendous struggle.
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ACCUSES INSURANCE EXCHANGE
g. J.. Cutter. charges Fire Orpanisa-
ton with Plan To Ruin Him.

In an injunction suit brought YESTERDAY
against the New York Fire Insurance
Exchange, George l.. Cutter. one of the
leading insurance men in New York for
the past twenty-five years. alleges that
through unfair methods the exchange ~
seeking to ruin his business, which nets
him $4,000 a year in commissions. The
exchange is directed to show cause in the
Supreme Court on September 81 why
an Injunction should not he granted re-
straining the exchange from compelling
Its members to cease doing business with
Cutter.
The complaint. drawn ny, Cabell 4
Gilpin OF II Wall street. names az de-
PENDANTS the exchange. its manager
Willis q. Robb. and its president, George
w Hoyt. as well as the following mem
bers Of Its grievance committee Vincent
T Wyatt. William VI. Kopp. Lyman
Candee. Giles r. Tinker. Walter r
Ward. George II. Hiliwig and Francis II
Ross
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TWO MAIL SHIPS SAIL TO-DAY.
Four Liners WIN Go Tomorrow
Witb Letters for Europe.

Two mail steamships leave for Europe
to-day The American Liner Philadelphia
will take mails by way of Liverpool ana
the Italian steamship Principessa Mafalda
by way OF Naples. The closing time for
both these steamers Is s 80 A. NJ. at the
General Post ONCE.
Mail by tho Philadelphia goes 10 all
Europe. except Germany. Austria. Hun
gary and Luxembourg. and 20 Africa, West
Asia and the last indies. Mall bv tho
Prnclpessa Mafalda goes to Germany.
Austria and Hungary. and to other parts
OF Europe, except Luxembourg, II specially
addressed 10 20 by that steamer.
Four steamships will take European
mails tomorrow, the Cedric for Livcrpoo
tho Gear for Archangel. tho Hellig Olav
for Christansnnd and the San GuRl,eimo
for Naples.
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NEW CABINET IN CHILE.
Ministry of Foreign tnairs Only
PORTFOLIO Not Fiilcd

WAsHlNGroN, Sept s.--1'he State Do
partincnt received a cablegram from Sau-
tiago do Chile to day announcing the com
position OF the new Cabinet of Chile.
II consists OF Senior tharmc, Minister
OF the Interior; Senior Valencia, Minister
OF Public Works senior Cyarzun. Minister
OF Finance. Senior Barros, Minister Of
Marine and War, ana Senior AltmoH. Min
lister OF Public Instruction. The Minister
Of Foreign Affairs was not announced
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DUTY RECEIPTS NEAR NORMAL
Total for Yesterday WINS $685.
misunderstanding Lntd to Holidays.

Receipts NJ the Custom House were
within a few thousand dollars of normal
yesterday with a total of S5S3.473S0. Tho
good showing probably was due TO Ito
fact that tho Custom House had been
closed for two days, Sunday ana Labor
Day.
The Withdrawals from the bonded ware
houses amounted to sl3S.362.67, and the
duties paid on recent importa;ions were
Sf45lll.23.
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Zeppelin "Snipers. -

To TIE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sir, In
the matter Of an occasional lone Zeppelin
drifting over "A city and dropping a bomb
here and there. perhaps wrecking a hos
pital or killing an old woman. with no
point or advantage OF any kind gained, is
there not something akin to the Mexican
"sniper"? There is little doubt that this
policy Is even beneath the standard of the
"sniper.' j, AsELIN
SAN DIEGO, Cal, September 2
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1t may no unfortunate to have too
high a standard In matters of art. with
talk % no opera season in this city
current in musical circles. il is enlight-
eninc 10 read the names of the great
musical artists who are arriving here
every day. Any other country would
consider itself lucky TO have so many
distinguished singers available at any
time
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There should he n conference OF the
Diamond Powers TO consider these ur-
gent questions:
|. Shall Reservation be established
for JoHN McGRAw and should he be
confined therein during the season?
., shall SNOpGRAss he dcbarred from
pantomime during business hours?
g. Shall the neutrality OF his Honor
jim CURLEY, Mayor Of Boston. be guar
antecd by his great predecessor the Hon.
HoNEY FITS or otherwise?
Shall the use as missiles Ga pop bottles.
also known as Boston Javelins. be pro-
hibited 10y this conference by act of the
Great and General Court OF Massachu-
sets, by Federal legislation or other
wise IN quantities to suit?
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am not an uplifter. President
MARSHALL.
The Hon. THOMAS RILEY MARSHALL Is
more OF an entertainer than an up
litter, and was never more genial than
he Is to-day
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Mobile is the pleasantest place to live
In In the whole world.--MobHc Register.
Since the great war turned Continen-
tai Europe into an armed camp and n
daily shambles every town in the United
States feels much like Paradise.