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the Meaning of EnRiand's Patience

Sir EpwARp GRyy's intpst remn rks In
the House " Commons nhouf the Ren.
ton rnse are not so Illuminating rs they
might he. hut they will doubtless he
satisfactory Mt this time 10 the Consti
'ntiOnnlists ms we'll ns to president
HuFRrA md the United States. He
hsolves the provisional Government
from blame. becausp its control Of ~.
'nirs does not extend to J,Irrez: there
Is no avowed intention Of dealing sum.
marily with the CONSTITUTIONS ists. and
no responsibility for the tragedy rests
upon the United States
Yet the British Government reserves
the right to obtain full reparatio
How Is this to he done? Sir EDWARD
GREY speaks sternly Of a remedy: but
there Is nothirH We can do under
present conditions" he says. Neverthe
'ess. the matter is not to he dropped
Relieving that General VILLA has lied
ibOut the fate Of WILLIAM s. BENTON
nd tricked the United States, England
's to await her opportunity to prove
that she protects her citizens.
There are only two constructions to
he placed upon Sir EDWARDS cryptic
announcement. II the Constitutional.
lists should prevail In the struggle Eng.
nd will exact mn indemnity from their
Government. backing the demand with
the threat Of blockade. Short Of such
n contamination. II the CONSTITUTIONAL
'sts should take a port and esta blish
Themselves there. England may make
, naval demonstration before II. The
latter conjecture Is not 10 fantasti Ms
1t seems at first. because the people Of
England are aroused hy the BENTON
outrage and Sir EDWARD GREY's Ian.
gunge indicates some alternative to a
money indemnity.
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THE WniTE 8LANkET.
An Eminent Novelist say EsCh Hsusr'
holder should Clean Hts own strip.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr: two
or three times each winter New lork
suffers a more or less considerable fall or
snow. and for days Or weeks thereafter
the streets are we'll nigh impossible anu
an unfortunate gentleman who Is doing
the best he can With a hopeless JOB Is
cursed like q dog by his infuriated TEL
.ow citizens
No one has yet devised a workable
scheme for the prompt removal OF snow
from the streets OF q large city BY the
public authorities, and 1t Is unlikely that
any one ever will. except AZ AN expense
that staggers the Inauguration. And Yet
there seems to me to be an extremely
simple way In which our streets might
be cleaned for traffic within an hour or
two after a fall Of snow has ceased. Let
the owners or tenants or all puiiuinss.
whether commercial or residential be
compelled - clear the roadway before
their premises Just AZ they now are. take
It. compelled to clean the sidewalks. We
should then have Instead Of few gangs
" hastily impressed men with shovels
and wagons tollng day and night al
Job much too big for them an army "
hundreds OF thousands falling upon Zoe
md demolishins MIN in the space OF AN
hour
II sounds a good deal OF burden ~
put upon, for example. the small house.
shtlnks There 10 attached to every housr
something. l suppose In the shape Of a
mar. When snow fails he has 10 clear
Il from twenty-five feef " sidewalk. from
the steps and porch and from the area
II he cleared as well a twenty-five foot
strip half the width OF the street ana
oiled what ne cleared In the gutter he
might perhaps double his present task,
not more. but at whsi an lncilculable
gain to the community and TO himself
as well No more delays In getting the
hastily ordered ton Of coal. no more wait.
ing for the matutnal milk. no more ours
ing Of the Street Cleaning Comm ssioner.
In the case of shops the thing should
be easier. stlll. for shops have more men
at their disposal than houses have. The
engine room and sweeping stan VI Alt
mans or Lord & Taylor's could clean
their section Of Fifth avenue Of foot
Of snow IN twenty minutes before the
heavy iraf'lc began In the morning And
think they would be delighted at the
chance
Now this scheme may have been tried
IN large cities and found worthless and
discarded am profoundly ignorant OF
the history Of street cleaning But II not.
4 II II by any chance an untried scheme.
wish some OF the experts would say
what they think Of Its possibilities. u
couldn't he worse than what we have
now. JusTus MILES FoRMAS.
NEW YORK, March 3.
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PENNSYLIANfA POLITICS.
The Contest for senator IN" fot,est tNrr
Fought ~ the kc,stW,w state.

PHILADELPHIA. March 3--Thr campaign
Tor Senator has Just now ointldIlN begun
PennsyNania by securing signatures
Of voters IN order to place candidates
upon the primary ballot to De voted
FOR May 81. The candidates Of each
u the many parties receiving the highest
vote will be placed upon the Official ballot
under the heading Of their respective
party designation. to be voted for AT the
general election In November, and the
candidate receiving the creates, number
II votes will be commissions by the
State Of PENNSYLVANIA rs Senator In Con-
giess for a period of six years beginning
March 4. 1915.
There are four candidates Of national
repute In the field for Standardization
Penrose and ex-Mayor Dimmck Of Scrnn
on. Republicans; Congressman Mitchell
Palmer. Democrat and clifford Pinchot
Progressive.
Congressman Palmer very much pre-.
feried the Governorsnip OF Pennsylvania
to that of Senator. but President Wilson
persuaded him to switch of from "A candi.
lacy for Governor TO that OF Senator
Mr.. Palmer representing the Woodrow
Wilson policies Of government VIII oe
most earnestly supported by the Pres.
dent. His election would be pro
claimed as vote OF confidence from
Pennsylvania for the podcies. purposes
md principles OF President Wilson. and
Congressman Palmer for Senator and
Vance Mccormick for Governor will con.
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"OklahOua."

To TuE EDITOR oF THE suS-Sr' An edi.
torial article IN Tur SuS. founded upou n
speech made In the House Of Representa-.
lives by Alfalfa Bll Murray. SAYS that
oklahoma nephew and successor Of tho
great Choctaw chief Apush ma -taha is
the eponym OF the state" ~ further
contribution to the origin and meaning of
Oklahoma this from the McAlester Ners.
Cdrifai may interest you;
Edith C. johnson, the brilliant society
'd'tor OF the Okiah0mdn. penned the follow
ing; The Indians who were the first In
hab'tRnts Of the state Of oklahoma, CAV. II
- poetic maine, m'anirg to them The
Land Of the Fair Gods"'
As we have had occasion to repeatedly
noint out the name Oklahoma was sug.
sCsted by the late Governor Allen Wright
NJ the Choctaw nation for proposed Terri
tory which was never created II comes
rom two ChoCtlw words okla meaning
people and 'homs,' meaning red"
MusKUgEE, okla, February "s,
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parent. The sme may b said Of
the great meas for the reform Of the
banking and currency systen,s Of the
M tion and Of the programme Of fur
ther legislation relating to trusts and
the restoration Of healthy competitive
conditions 10 American business. Tres
ident WILSON'S rWrt In all these enter
prises has been 10 commanding that u
fortunate outcome will count for his
everlasting glory. while his responsible
ity will be coininensurately grent 10
case the yet undetermined results spell
failure or disiste
What a blessed relief II would be n
truth aud can,lOr permitted sim'la,
statement with regard to the wlla,n
Administration iiiai,ng cement Of the
nntion's diplomatic establishment AMI
foreign policies. Here. however. ther"
Is little reason for deferrins Judgment
The responsibility for the sickening
prostitution Of the diplomatic service
to the sl,oils appetite IN Its vulsaresl
uhanifestn lions: Tor the abandonment
of the American policy In the Far Fast
innugurated by Secretary JonN Hay
and maintained by his Successors down
to the advent Of Secretary Bryan;
and. most grievous Of all. for the nuinx.
Ing initial biuuder which HIS brought
upon the country the i.noninies and
grave dangers Of the Mexican situation
the responsibility for these things
rests not less directly on the President
because his subordinate may be In great
men sure also cullmble. Why should n
statesman Of Mr.. WILSON'S high idesis
and. We may add. reina rkuble power
Of adjusting those ideals to circum
stances, have lacked the essential quail
Ity Of common sense In this most I'M.
portunt particular
Against the deplornble shortcomings
md minus quantities In the foreign
depa rtment Of WOODROW WILSON'S Ad-
mlnistration, In the matter Of Mexico.
md In the matter Of China. and In the
matter Of the tolerated invasion Of the
diplomatic service by the hungry hoard
" Democratic ONCE seekers We hasten
% set down one Of the most courage
md creditable acts OF any President
since ABRAHAM LINCOLN. We refer to
Mr. WILSON'S resolute determination
hat the Congress- shall annul the leg
station that broke or treaty faith
with England. All honor to the Presl.
lent for thatl
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\ Not Uncommon incident m the CITY,
street Trafiic.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: A
horse fell down on Fifty-nintn street In
front of the New York Athletic Cub
house on Monday afternoon, From a
passing trolley car a fireman spranp to
assist the driver to unharness the horse,
and two policemen slid a blanket under
psrently understood the care Of horses
thoroughly. laborei to lift the horse to
his feet. Everything was done In the
most humane manner, hen tho fire.
man backed the horse TO the pole the
policemen left to handle the traf'ic that
had become more or less congested.
While the horse was being harnessed a
woman leading small downtrodden
ookiny French bull and a long legged
Scotch collie In leash, appeared and began
to berate the driver and the fireman for
cruelty to the horse The woman's
harangue was accompanied by excited
gestures and threats to call the police.
That's the thanks YOU get for volun-
teering to assist horse In distress.
"A bvstander said TO the fireman.
ubiquitous pedestrian. but you don't
want 10 have a dispute with that lady.
She's suffragette and an influential
member OF the Society FOR the Proven
zion OF Cruelty TO Animals"
We'll. the only cruelty to animals !
have seen around here" said the original
bystander, was when the lady neary
.trangled her dogs by the violense of her
m'sdlrected gesticula tons" II H.
NEW YORK, March 2.
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The National University Again.

The chronic scheme for n national
university" at Washington Ia now I've.
fore the House Committee on Educn.
ton In the shape Of a modest starter"
or entering wedge" bill, appropriat.
ing $4,000.
The objections to such an institution
have been set forth adequately many
times in the many years its foundation
has been proposed. The incorrigible
tendency OF the Federal Government
to magnify itself Is now being triumph
antly exerted In so many directions
that the present may he just the right
time for this old notion to take con-
crete shape. None the less. there
never was so little excuse for this soar
ing project.
In WAsHINGToy's fine and good
deal later, when colleges were few
and OF meagre resources and facilities
and there was no university In the
proper sense Of the word. a national
establishment may have had Its justi-
tication. Now the State and the other
universities are abundant. growing,
Competent. equal to their task. There
are too many Of them rather than too
few.
Federal chairs Of certain branches.
such as political economy or medicine
or theology, might lead to grlve or
ridiculous embarra ssments but the
.'ountry is college educated" to death.
and what justification can there be for
milking taxpayers for the benefit OF a
higher education" and the glorifica-
ton Of Washington. already amply
provided with universities?
As for the consolation Of various
scientific and educational institutions
and bodies. Government and private, at
Washington. that Is something which
must be done. hut a Federal university
is az superfiuous as Federal church.
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missioner. ''inay make recommends lions
which undoubtedly would be followed"
This curious criticu, body would con.
DIST Of "a uniformed member Of the
force. to be appointed by the various
pollcenien's associations; a Civil Ser.
lice Commissioner and a personal rep
resentative Of the Mayor"
Thus there would be created an on
cinl board Of censors, from Its comIW.
.ltion liable to dissensions among lts
'wn members and sure to be at odds
with the Commissioner within a very
short time. Entering ONCE with no
real power but with the promise that
is Recommendations would be- fol-
owed" how long could II avoid col.
IsiOn With strong. active Commits
.ioner and his numerous deputicst
With such m opportunity for the prv-
nOtIOn Of discord ut hand. could cun.
ling, mi schlevous aud malicious men
I've easonably expected to refrain FROM
Improving III
The supreme virtue claimed for the
'lnn to give to the Mayor-for with
his unrestricted power over the Com
missioner that Is what the Mitchell pro.
'~s,l amounts to--abso'ute authority
to dismiss policemen rnd TO deprive
them of the right to appeal to the
purfs WINS that II would centrniiz-
'uthorlty and simplify procedure
Whatever the merits Of the original
scheme mny he. and not all who refuse
10 lndorse II are identified with the
I1licc "system." It Is certain that this
eleventh hour addition 10 Its machinery
neither improves II nor incren seq CON
fdence Ia !ts wisdom.
II II not inrpertIntent TO ask n
Colonel CoErHAts. whose potent name
hns figured so Importantly In the cru
snde for the original bills. has been
consulted nhout and Inns approved this
change In their terms
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Again, Go Slow!

The figures showing the assessed
valuation Of real estate In New York
city for purposes Of taxation IN 1914
Justify the warnings repeatedly uttered
ny THE SUS and others on this subject.
The increase In valuations IL only $40.
100000. the smallest sum In the history
Of the city. except in one year. since
consolidation. Nor Is this all: the De
pertinent Of Taxes and Assessments
holds out no promise Of larger increa seq
for some years TO come. In not few
districts the present assessments are
unJustly high; In no district are they
too low.
The course Of real estate and per.
sonal estate valuations in the last Ave
years Ia shown In the subjoined table !:
Year Real Personal Total.
90. .s7oNls2s7I ss7' s4.s25 s7.isss7.Iss
eli. 7ssssIo.lS a57s2sl2s s?is7ea?s7
sis. 7ssi.sN $50 si?.s6aSo 12oass2..so
si3.. sooss47.ssi s2s.i?i.sto s.ss2ose. 2oi
S4.. soas.sss.si2 no,.sssso s,ase.iSst72
On the real estate valuations the gen
eral debt mourning capacity Of the city
depends. The debt Is constantly close
to the 10 per cent. to which 1t II re-
stricted. despite the generous exemp
lions provided for productive enter
Drises. This year the debt limit Is in
"rea sed by only $4.3OO.O0O.
It Is plain that the city must repress
I'll projects merely ornamental In their
purpose md cOnfine itself to the eco
nomical further'nce Of those essential
enterprises that its commerce. health
md protection demand. IT has been
through period Of extravaganza
Spending lavishly for things desirable
hut not Indispensable. Now It mus
nut on the brakes. consider the state
~ It's treasury and resources and sub
stitute for the popular policy Of "Spend
where we can" the wise principle Of
Save all we may"
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LOUISIANA FIEHTS TARIFF.
BeSins Salt Against Reduction ~
Sugar Duti~s.

WASHINGTON, March 3-The trr
step 10 enioin the enforcement W t1.
over duties on sugars carried hy ,He
Underwood Simmons tariff law was taken
N the United States Supreme C1Ir. zoe
lay by the STATE or Lou siana Vr,- s
'etition was submitted by ex-Srre'0-
Joseph w Bailey FOR an injunction
IA ~ Secretary McAdoo to prevent n
rom putting into effect the lower duties
IN sugar.
The object OF the suit IL to get d.
's'on from the Supreme Court that Pc
'ngley duties are stll In fui' for'. rrt
meet. Congress not having N, power
o r'dnce them in view Of the ,regty
with Cuba.
Associated with Mr. Bale N tNe -a"
're RUM c. Pleasant At'orn,y-C .-a-a.
" Louisiana, and Paul J Christ 3D." V
View Orleans.
the state OF Louisiana bases 20 -
~ the fact that Z owns three sugar 1.ar.
atoms and three sugar factories where
'onNicts are employed
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SECkER.S NElE Il
A CsRicism Of the Reversai Of Hs Cen
vtctt0u.

To THE EDITOR or the SUH--str: While
I have no controversy with the sp'rt OF
main principle OF your article on the
Becker case. permit me to say that u u
no spirit Of lynch law which has created
the widespread criticism Of the action OF
the Court OF Appeals. and the unrest al
this added Instance Of judicial Indifference
to a reform In legal action.
The Philadelphia Press rightly empha.
Sizes the fact that the decision OF tnie
court IL withheld Tor a year and several
months. leaving time for the dispc. sion
Of witnesses and decline OF interest Tnat
IN Itself 10 wrong against sOHety.
which has . right to demand that. 40 IA
English courts. no such delay shaii We
tolerated.
Justice should be swift As we'll as sure
II Is q partial fallacy to say a postponed
trial when feeling has declined. Is likely
TO be more impartial for IL must Do
remembered that as many great crimes
are capable Of only circumstsntial ev'.
dence. the vividness Of memory ana the
nearness to the time are important TOR
good witnesses.
II is also clear that the Court VI Ap.
peais did not call In question the essen.
tiaI Justice Of the verdict the main
proofs To criticise the trial Judge. To
comment harshly on the atmosphere of
the court to condemn The general free
dom Of action, does not Justify the re-
versal, especially us IL Ii notorious that
English courts have greater freedom
larger discretion In the trial Judge.
than our own and are yet almost univer.
sally commended for their Justice and
success.
No. IL Is not passion or the spirit "
lynch law which regards this as fresh
proof that the severe comments On the
Judges and courts and administration OF
justice in this land being made by Nj.
AZ and N hest laxNpra and
wisest editors are more than justified. IL
IL the deep regret that tbs court should
be so Indifferent to the higher interes
Of society. 70 hedged In by their formal
position that they can act 80 slowly AMI
forget that there are large numbers of
equally Intelligent readers OF the reports
OF the Becker trial In THE Sun VINO
were not only delighted by Judge Cons
opposition to delay and his evident fair
ness, but also convinced that the verdict
was justified and the jury to be com
mended for their bravery and Intelligence
PiTTsBuRu. March 2. Caro-.
With every plan for the expedition
Of Justice. THE Sun is in thorough sym
patty. as Its columns bear ample evil
dence. but its desire for reform In GER
tain details of procedure does not abate
It's belief that every man Is entitled TO
a fair trial. and that when this Is de-
MED the worst scoundrel a condition
more dangerous to society than that
created by the delays OF leaden footed
Justice Will exist in the community that
suffers II. So far as the delay In the
Court Of Appeals decision IL concerned
tae Legislature, not the court, should be
held responsible. for II fxes the terms
on which appeals are made; and II.
too. has made the Court of Appeals
the Judge of the facts as well as Of the
law in capital cases.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SuN--Sir: I
know the readers OF THE SUN of Feb.
ruary 22 appreciated the fine portrait OF
reo'ge Washington's mother. George
Washlngton's wisdom called back to re.
memhrance In the same number OF THF
SUN should he printed in some form suit
able for framing to hang in every OH e
and studio. 40 that old and young may
keep the fourteen pieces Of advice from
the Father of his Country In mind
H. A. s.
WEST HoBoKEN, " J., March 3.
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About the Same,

TO THE EDITOR ~ run suN--Sir, After n
"n"' ' guess those folks who say the sea
sons are changing. that We don't be,,r ,,
have the winters We used to have ves-a ,ro
Wh"n ih"N were young. when they slw,v.
Had skatin on Thanksgiving Day and that
sort or Thing after snowstorms uko tho
me ~ yesterday I guess those old drna-s
NIl discover that the universe hasn't vab.
'lod much, that take II by and large, every
hlng Is going along about the same
NJ" h"hh' March D. r. NJ r.
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ords. and we freely forgive the some
what boastful te.ephonic communities.
ton which reached us from Mr. PrRDY
on Monday night calling our attention
to his diligence. II Is better that Mr.
PuRDv should magnify than dIsparage
his JOB, and we promise him that the
maintenance Of his present oommendable
course. coupled with sobriety and indus
try. will some day result In his promo.
ton to the post Of caretaker to a full
grown timepiece.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-S!r, Az
'nren'sts SHOULD read that ad nlrabl
rucle by Rex Beach In to-day's St-S
untitled Love Is ONLY Basis for Mar
Rr"' ana mons by Tape Measure Mca p
'evene'acy. Perhaps 4 would aid tAei,
'reaNsh minds To realize the extrcre
stupidity OF the eugenic plan of ma rlaya
INV York, March l. VI w
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Has Colonel GOethals Seen This
Amendment

So strong IL the opposition in the
Legislature to the proposed changes In
the city Charter affecting the dismissal
Of policemen from the force that Mayor
Mitchell has sent to Albany nm amend
ment providing for court Of review"
which, without being authorized to
override the action Of the Police Com
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN---Sir. Why
doesn't some one found college for do.
nestle servants?
An emporium that would turn out per.
'cctly trained ladies' maids cooks buffers
'aundresses, pnrlor maids ana maids o,
an work who knew something?
The institution would insist tNat It's
graduates receive the privilege Of tn
eight hour day law Then thew coulE
live at nome and enjoy the freedom OF
other workers In business or factory md
much Of the "oiiun" attached to domos
rc scrvliud" would be done away with
What boon such an institution woul Z
he TO the fiat dNcler; ana how MANY or
the unemployed could be enrolled uror
is books - the JOY OF every houscw Z.
u the land M,RGARE.' MAIoNrY
New YORK, March ,
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STATE WINS OITO Y!GUI
COlOrinR Matter Cannot ~ '''n
with the Product.

ALBANY. March 3,-The right .' To
York State to prohibit person So
Ing or giving away any colorl0s
with the sale OF oleomargarlnr Nts
by the Court OF Appeals to-day
The question came ny on an Sgp"a ''
Peter II. Van Kampen Of Bflon.'r "''
was charged with giving away .'''
matter TO an agent Of the STAT, '.'
nent OF Agriculture al the same t'n' .'t
he sold the agent pound OF o.'
garine-
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An early spring was predicted by Bos-
ton fishermen when they learned to-day
that a shark had been hooked on the
Middle Bank.-Rostor despatch.
A Boston man who could invent
yarn like that before the wreckage Of
the blizzard was cleared away can have
40 bowels of compassion.
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4 Debtor Nation.

To rnr EplToR or THE Sus-S6'
went NJ my task
AS promptly as ons might ask
But Il was funny
when l got through,
The 4, =. owed me money
LYss, Mass, March .. EDWIN WAaAss.
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We rejoice to acknowledge that our
words OF friendly reproof. admonition
and counsel To LAWSON PrrDy and his
associates In the Department Of Taxes
and Assessments have awakened In
them an appreciation Of their duty with
respect OF the clock In the Hail OF Rec