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What DO the Authorities Want?

IF the city authorities desire to make
an admittedly had situation worse they
can do 80 by toleratinc the early az.
tivltles Of the Industrial Workers Of
the World in their present campaign
for the promotion Of violence and dis
order. On the other hand. II IL Is the
ambition Of the men in public office 20
simplify. In so far as simplification il
possible. the relief Of distress this win.
ter, their first step Will he resoute
imposition of orderly conduct on all
persons within their Jurisdiction.
The primary purpose Oft great pro-
cesslon Of men and women through
the highways to the Municipal Lodging
House IL not 10 obtain shelter for them
or for anybody else. 1t is to invite the
victims Of the propaganda To violence
In this violence the principal organiz-
ers of the demonstration will partici.
pate only by proxy. unless their plans
miscarry. II will be left for their
dupcs TO smash a few windows. break
down n few church doors. assault a
few citizens. and finally feel the weight
Of poicemen's locusts From the dis
turhances those who incte them will
derive the profit of notorlctv they
crave. and this they will count as
worth nj the broken heads that others
may suffer.
No other form Of exploiting the poor
Is more indecent or more selfish than
that which these professional agitators
whatever they call themselves prac.
tisc. The duty Of the state 10 protec,
he weak or ignorant from frauds Is
| nov here more evident than III the
spots whore the agitation is carried
on. The way 10 protect them is 10 en-
force the law vigorously and fcarlcssly
against all the parasites whose stock
in trade is incendiary speech and
whose material for self-advanrcment
consists Of the thoughtleSs. the reck-
less and the unfortunate.
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TIE en- PPER AND THE TOTGH.
\ Characteristic Case and Diaio cue az a
MIDWAY Station.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sir. At
$3.50 sunday afternoon | was In the sub
way a; Blocker street. uptown side. A
ticket chopper had Just told a well dressed
young fellow 10 go back and get a ticket
for enid.
"l'N not go back; see cop" said the
young fellow determuediy.
Then you'a no: ge, on the train" re-
turned the chopper. You have AREA dy
admitted the child IS and you'll have
to 20 back and get a ticket FOR It"
NO ticket YOU see ~ cop
"tl) SO" that yoI don't get on the train
unless you get u ticket"
I'm 60 back. You're drunk. anyway
what's your I-imber7'
The number was promptly given. do
not recall e. Something Ike 2O3a But
before the uptown local arrived the Young
fellow took occasion to broWbeat the
chopper. volunteering TO put him out IN
three minutes" Some warm words were
exchanged and Insults flowed freely from
the young fellow. who seen ed to have the
moral acquiescerce Of the crowd
Tie chopper RETAINED from the Use %
insults dcemlng It the part OF wisdom.
Inferred, TO do so 20 protec, himself from
probable dismissal When the Young fell
low finally boarded the tran he vocifer-
ous.y declared tha' he would report the
case for the insults" he had received I
nave given only the drift OF the remarks
and leave Il tn You TO draw your own
Inf renee. SANUEr. II. GIipIN.
NEW YoRK December %
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4 NT'NICTPiI TtIkERl.
public Forum for the MuitItuh,nous Ora.
Tors Of New York,

To THE EuIToR OF THE SrN-Str' As
| pass up and down through the streets
OF New York I am more and more i'm
pressed with the desire Of many OF orr
fellow citizens to hear themselves talk
ana address large or small groups % peo-
pie on various {. pies they are interested
in Al the corner of wall and Broad
streets. IN front Of the Post once, q,
Franklin square. ana Lonracrc square in
front OF the Times Building. have
noticed these gatherings. and YOU can hear
= pretty good talk. too, AT any Of them on
politics or religion.
The thought suggested itself 20 me that
some pub.ir spirited man of means among
Ito many We have IN tho city ought TO
buy a piece - land I'm some central por-
ton of the city and erect counterpart RI
OF the Roman Forum for these orators 70
hold forth IN from day to day Of course
under certain restrictions rs to disorder or
anarchiStic utterances.
I would suggest that tho money he givcn
directly 20 the city for that purposn. The
forum should he NJ Uuiou Square park.
where there have been 50 MANY meet 'uCs
held from time TO time, but under rather
uncomfortable circumstances owing to
lack oc facilities such as a forum would
afford
II is a good sign OF the times and ought
to he encouraged. \. 6 SMITH.
NEW YORK December %.
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The Crisis In the Theatre.

So far as the evidences OF a Euro
pean war are discernible in our the
aires, It is chiefly in the mood of the
public toward the amusements offered
by managers that this country has been
affected. II has become plain that
the spirit of the people is opposed To
all serious entertainment. If, indeed,
serious plays are any longer 10 he re-
garded ms entertainment. Only musical
pieces of the most frivolous character
are able 10 exert any perccptible in
fiuence on the public. 1t is not en-.
couraging to the Drama League or any
of the other uplifting organizations
that exist for the purpose of telling
their members what theatre tickets
they ought to buy TO observe the pres.
ent surrender of the theatre 10 the
frivolous and frankly entertaining.
But II must be admitted that the
| theatre has this year come to repre-
sent to the New York public only
musical farce, burlesque, extravaganza
or review or whatever else It may he
called, Two or three serious plays have
conquered prosperity for more or less
extended period but IL is u high tribute
to their popularity that they have ac-
rompishcd this much in II year that has
brought about this difference in the
attitud" Of the public toward the
playhouse.
Whether this intolerance for any
thing serious Is the result of the war
aud lts consequences MS they are felt
here or represents the final victory Of
tho tired business man in the theatre
II will not he possible tn say until tho
irconomic situation over the world is
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again normal. Then there may he
opportunity for the theatregocrs Of
this country 10 discover whether or
not the playhouse ms nm art institution
has ceased to exist. 1t Is not to be de-
MED that in the particular form of cn-
tcrtainment now popular to the prac-
teal exclusion Of all others the Amer
lean theatre exccls Nothing that 1t
offers Is equal in ingenuity. vivaclty
and originality TO these musical per
formances. The author. the stage man
ager and the actor all stinguish them.
selves in productions of this char
acter SO II may be as the result Of a
sort of artistic survival of the ffrtest
that the American stage has finally
yielded 10 these pieces
Whatever the cause. II IL lamen-
table fact that there IL no interest on
the part Of our public in theatrical
offerings OF any other character.
Whether or not there is to he n reac-
ton II Is not possible just now to say.
1t will probably he much more Of n
problem to managers to continue to
supply these pieces Mt n sufficiently
rapid rate to meet the demand. This
demand IT, moreover the only one that
exists In the theatre today. For any
thing else that managers may want to
put forward there Is only Indifference.
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4 PreposterOus Field OF Choice for
the Federal Trade Commission,

From the columns of cOntomporar rios
which are partisans of the Wilson .Ad.
minlstration, or AZ least apoDogiSts for
II. we learn that among the men whom
the President is understood 10 he con
Siderlng for the new Federal Trade
Commission which he Is about 10 ap-
point are
JOSEPH T.. DAWES. present Commits
sloner of Corporal ions: ALBERT II. Nor
roN, n st. Louis lawyer and former
Progressive candidate for Governor If
Missouri; IlENgY j. WATERS. president
Of the Kansas State Agricultural Col.
lege; Attorney General FIELDER ~
Georgia: Ex-Governor ANsrL Of South
Carolina Governor WrSr of Oregon
Governor lioDGrs of Kansas: Judge
john T.. RICHARDSON Of Tennessee:
Professor SfAGrR of the economics de.
partment of Columbia University. ana
EDWARD =. CHEYNEY. described ms a
social worker and historian. Of Phila-
delphla. The only two business candl.
dates obviously listed are GEORGE L.
PrAnoDY of this city, Of whom Il Is said
that there is no evidence that his name
is really before the President. and En-
WARD y. Hurley OF Chicago. president
of the Illinois Manufacturers AsSocla-
tion and an expert on foreign trade.
What pretty collection Of lawyers.
Governors and other politicians. to say
nothing of educators; Of professors and
PROFESSORS accustomed 10 the cmolu-
ments Of place on public or other pay
rolls maintained by taxation or phllan-
thropir endowment And with how
slight n flavor of commerce II is adul-
terHted
If the foregoing catalogue represents
the range Of selection for membership
on the Federal Trade Commission to
which the President has limited him
self, the new body of economic regu.
lators will be well calculated to chill
| the budding hopes OF business.
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THE REPORTED ATRH( ITIES N
SFRlIt.
Mr. Marcus Braun Replies to Professor
Pupin'S icttrr.

To THE EDITOR oF THE SrS-ST' !
trust that YOU WI. ma space for a lew
words OF rcpy 10 NJ ]. ilpins Conhrnt-
tou OF reports OF atrocities Ivy Gcrmanys
HES IN Srrv'a. II IS OF course Superfuous
for ne 70 CAL attention 90 the fact that no
evidence 9: any Kind mas been ior'1oo'u-
ing. Other toar fTo" ihe press bureaus -;
Nlsn. Pe,rograd and London. ana ! 'alI
upon Professor IGpE to 'urnNl h'l'N
ao'" proof. or tho orig mas ~ the alleged
letters Nai'h he claims 20 have received
from S'~,Ia.
! can stat" that nav" seen W;h my
Own yves great number "' N.'.mS of IA"
atrocities committed on helpless ana
wounded Austrian '"d hungarian soldiers.
Ta.le wAS visiting ih's" ncligor'nt
countries during Sop m''r ana ori"her
OF this year. bat 60 those VINO Know tho
history ~ the S"rNiars 10 such PROOF IL
r"'ess t'y. Their VINO" hlSio'-' furnishes
but ON" continuous proof 90 their saw
ag'ry. "f tt"'r blood. N.rNt'n'Ss, or which
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SANTA CINS AGAIN.
l. He a Continuation Of -. Nicholas and
Hans MmN"

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Str. \
ceremony observed on St. Nlcholas's dav.
December 6. ny German children forty
years ago, 20 NY knowledge. and possibly
SIN observed by them. would seem 70
account IN measure for the evolution a.,
good :, Nicholas into the latter day Santa
Claus
ON the evening Of that day children
were told that - Nicholas made the
rounds OF all German homes and counted
the sleeping children In orier TO know
how many presents TO leave at each house
on Christmas eve.
They were told that he entered by the
front door, purposely left ajar, and SLOWLY
marched from room 10 room trailing his
purple robes and followed 10y his faithful
servant Hans Nun. who led the donkey.
destined later on 10 carrv Tho Christmas
gifts. on reaching the dining room 81
Nicholas paused because there the chill
dren had spread a little feast to do him
honor, a glass OF beer for the saint. a loaf
OF bread for his servant and a handful OF
hay for the donkey
on the morrow beer. bread and hay
were zone. 80 what better PROC, could
there ho that tho good saint had visited
the house"
May not our Santa Claus be n com.
posite OF both saint and servant"
VI. c. WILLS
NV YoRK December oS
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The Incident on the Canadian
Border.

The killing of one American and the
woundlng Of another by Canadian sol
dlcrs on the Niagara River opposite
Buffalo seems to have been entirely
without justification on the score Of
military necessity. The idea that two
duck shooting Americans were n men
ace to the Dominion is prcpostcroua,
If their offence was violation of the
game laws It was case for arrest and
fine or short Imprisonment.
According TO the survivor. It was 10
o'clock In the morning when squad
of soldiers from Fort Erie on the Cana.
dim side, who had been summoned by
the chief of police, began firing upon
the Americans. One OF the Americans
stood up IN the boat with his arms
raised over his head I'm token of sun
mission and 10 stop the shooting. The
mllitinmen were green" It IL said, but
that does not excuse their officer. who
seems to have acted without discreet lon,
Apparently there was II conflict Of nu-
! thorty between the local chief Of po-
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TALKS ON NEWSPAPER WORK
New York Editors Address In.truc-
tors In schools of journalism.

leachers or Journalism ~ g.
srhoolS ihroushout inc 'h'ed go
leNed yeS,T."'E 20 'e" WEI cue
spoke az the Hlhu'l Conference ~ ''
ers held AT No'uinna lhiN"rSltN'
Wl".a'ns' de"h OF me 'oIul'hi' :
Jourha"s.n' reviewer 'ne y, Gross
~ 'he SCno''[ anu '"'N"' I''N'''
"fiElN ,i'u," Joy mem
ares u. N,'er' 'dlto- ~ 20 W
'oiN 'uH'N' si''N' OF we ''''>N
!ibe'W edGyaton '"r r"WSp'n''
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Cedar Ties for Railroads

To THE EpITOR - Tls SvH--Sr The
RrooiLyu and Jamaica Railroad in 1875
was laid on ties made % red cedar. Al
jamaica the line was continued to Hicks
vile hy the Long Island Railroad and
this continuation was laid on ties OF white
cedar carbon NItr).
The S,ouiugtou line also was laid on
white cedar. Thus the value ~ cedar FOR
tho purpose was recognized NJ the start
Of ruilroaiing Presumably It's cost was
too great and resort was had to cheaper
timber, and IN the ensuing twenty-five or
thirty years railroad men forgot cedar had
been used FOR ties. II IL very interesting
TO learn from TUr SvN Of December -
how Senator stephen son OF Wisconsin
practically redIscovercd the use Of cedar
ties. lNGIs STUART.
BEACON. December %
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tt TIE EDITOR OF THE SvN--Si'. Nj IS
Henrietta Rodman, tho teacher who has
been suspended FOR ten months hints thQt
she will take IN playwrlting, Is PLAY
writing an art like matrimuny, in which
feminine ineXperirnce IL n valuable
asset" And must the drama always draw
its uplift from the discard
Let Miss ROdman make a serious CON
tributlon t. upllft by recording and
publishing detailed account Of how she
tries and succeeds or Fails to make 81 800
in ten months In New York city.
1t would he difficult 10 get the proper
grade Of recruits for the laborous pro-
fcssion OF teaching without the prospect
OF some permanence of career. hut an
enforced sabhatical year of retirement
without ply may bring home 20 many
of'lccholders profound truths about self
aud environment and lead to a return to
work with the renewal Of "A right spirit
and much salutary deamidinlzation.
llrllE D'LATRr
NEw YopK December %
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A SCRAP or PAPER:
Germany's Pledge to Annex Bc'giu
Under No l'rctcnce Whatever

To THE EDITOR or THE SrN--Sir: On
| the fourth OF last August the German
Embassy in London communicated to the
Foreign Office the following telegram:
Please dIspel any distrust that may sub
sist on tho part OF the British Government
with regard TO our Intentions. by repeating
most positively formal assurance that. even
IN the case Of armed conflict with Belgium,
Germany Will under no pretence whatever.
annex Belgian territory Sincerity Of this
declaration IS borne out by tho fact that we
solcmnly pledged our word to Holland
strictly 10 respect her neutrality. II IL OBJ
v!ous that We could not prontabIy annex
Belgian territory without making at the
same time territorial acquisitions at tho ex-
pcnse of Holland -Briijh Uhi'e Pdper No i5f
Could ANYTHING be more formal. more
binding? Here Is a solemn pledge on the
part or Germany. no matter what the
circumstances may be. not to annex Bel
CLAN territory. even II she is compelled
by force OF circumstances to make war
uron Rclg Germany has now pro-
claimed The annexation OF Belgium and
refuses - recognize American and other
neutral Consuis accredited to the Belgian
Government Thus Germany keeps her
contract Thus Germany guards her
honor. Again she has shown her cynical
contempt for her promise To her nm
agreement, whether i'm the form OF a
u"a'N UT Sel-lnlpoSed oDIlgat on. ~
merely scrap Of paper. made without
faith and 20 be dsreEafd,d without COM
junction whenever Il may suit her pur-
pose
Germany having said Belgium was not
profitable unless she also acquired Ifol-
land. are We TO assume that she will seek
= pre'cxt for the annexation Of Holland?
How many more crimes must Germany
commit, how often must sh" violate her
plighted word. before the world UNDER
stands tho real purpose or Germany IN pro-
NoltlnE this wanton and unuec' ssary war?
\. MAURICE Low.
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Humanitarians begin to doubt the
success Of the stringent legislation
against the opium traffic when pipe
dreams about the resuscltation Of The
Hon. CHAMP CLARK's Presidential boom
are hegotten in the Washington air.
All that Mr.. CLARK has to do. tho
pullers Mt that stem of illusion tell him.
Is 10 keep silent" The one thing he
never has done, never can do.
The Hon. CHAMP CLARK has many
admirable characteristics and multi
tude OF friends. not all of them more
discreet than he. who is the very genius
of indscretion. He holds great post.
shorn rather close of It's powers. A
still conspicuous post, wherein let him
be content.
If he is not, we know no man more
competent to he President Of the Hobo.
ken Turtle Club.
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TWO DAYS TO WIN
ROCKEFELLER GIFTS
Wellesley Girls Must Raise
$40. 900 More to Earn $50
600 Donation.
BAPTISTS AFTER $50. 600

The a'umna OF Wellesley and tho Ran.
lists OF the United states have two da,s
more in which TO secure almost a rn,l'io,
OF Rockefeller money. These two dav.
will be filled with the busiest kind N.
money raising, for IN each instarc. the
donati ion is conditional upon an additio,.t
fund being completed by the end o, ne
year.
The Wellesley girls faced tho task ,e,
terday OF raising $4,000 within the tv,
days in order to complete the SO nm m.
endowment and restoration fund FOR r.
building the COLLEGE buildings DESTROYED f.
the recent fire. II they are successful
$3.50. 900 OF the fund will he supplied ~,
the Rockefeller Foundation. The General
Education Board already has given $500
600 to Wellesley.
Miss Candace Stimsor. sister of Herr,
L. Stimson. OF 277 Lexington avenue head
OF the New York committee. IL sure tina,
the s40.0O0 will he raised. She said yss
terday at her home that the returns 'or
the day from all over tho country showed
that $4,000 had been secured Abc,'
s.. 900 OF this was in tho form o, pledges
and 81 500 in small cash contributions
The members Of tho committee Who are
working with Miss Stimsor ~" Mrs Ma,
Hartman Severance OF st Paul NJ,
Elizabeth Stewart, Miss Isabelle Sims
Miss May Matthews. Mrs Mary H.
Benedict and Mrs Beulan Hepburn En-
nett The secretary OF the COMMITTEES T.
Miss MARY r. jenkins.
The BaptIsts are working hard 20 mss,
conditions imposed by John n. Rockefe,ler
that will secure an additional gift o,
$4,000 At the close Of their fiscal ye.
last spring three missionary societ'Aa
found themselves IN debt about s?1s 90.
Ever since work upon meeting this deb,
has been going forward, and yesterday
morning Il was reduced 20 1000. Ir
Chicago yesterday, according TO word Re-
ceived ny Baptists in this city last night,
some Chicago business men gave 'rnch-
con and subscribed $1,000. making 80
sum still needed an even 10000, with tvt
days TO raise y.
Mr.. Rockefeller gives 10 the Par-.
Home Mission and the Baptist Fore'Er
Mission 100000 a year each. When to
deb, was reported last spring he eav.
outright $4,000 toward t., and made
conditional offer Of another E.ft Up -
$4,000 by December 81 this year.
\ gif, from tho Rockefei."- Forrfa''.-
o, $4,000 TO the Baptist Home for the
Aged OF New York city makes tho mo ~
paid and pledged $4,000. There "a or'
more month 20 complete IN" aggressive
campaign for $4,000 which began y
July The endowment comm!ssi '.s
begun q months campaign 20 rats. ne
needed balance OF $4,000 10 secure pill.
conditional gift OF $4,000 Of tho ,,.e
Jos ph Mi.hark. Unless the sio.uo'
raised not only will the late NJ" "r-
banks gift be lost TO the horne. bu' owe
additional gifts srproN!'nat!ng go '0'
The Rev. Ernest Risley Eot. p les c.''--
OF the campaign.
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SHORTHAND WRITERS MET
Hold Thirty-Dinth Annuni Convene
tton at Press club

The New YORK. state Sho-'rs.' ''-'
egs Association hid lts thi-tv.r'''. .".
nual convention yesterday IN no a.s. y
room OF The New York Press ,'..
Spruce street, which was gtic~ Pol r
delegates from Albany, Fu"tlo. I.
ester RinGhamton Syracnse a"' -
cities.
The flrst president Of TO asso
vas W. W Osgood, who rc'eu''' '"'.
from work as stcnograp,'r o. ',
preme Court, a position lie he'd ~ '.-
years Among those present ~ 80
vention was Nathan Royruu ,N.' ..
shorthand writer Of the Wos'I
The delegates had an rnteria.'W. '
cabaret dinner in the cvcs|'s. N
Rottome, chairman OF o., co" .'"
on place of meeting, SAID la,'
next convention will he hold .u 1874"
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EX.GOv. PENNYPACKER GOES Up
N"w Chairman OF Pcnns,Ivnnin Pub
lie service Commi.slon

HA2R'sRuRG. Pa, Dec -
Samuel W. Fcnnrpa rl5c~. -..
tine state Public Service Cnu'g.- ".
designated to-day 10y toy I.'..
chn.cm IN Of that body 20 sG .."
late Nathaniel Ewing
AZ the same time Gov Toner. "a
retire from office In a toW days. n''
hs private secretary. waite" n '
OF Plttsburg. 10 be- member ~ %
mission, The salary ~ tho ON 's
a year. The new Commissioner ".''
n number OF years a newspaper '"''7'.
in P,t,sburE
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Of Belgium by Germany. in direct -e-
pudiatlon Of the unqualified pledge OF
August 4. that Is matter still In the
lap Of the gods. The annexation"
can concern orr diplomatic and con-
suar processes only when It Is a final
ity recognized in the pact Of peace.
Not till then does military occupation,
no matter how loudly or how often
proclaimed as "apnexation." become a
change OF sovereignty. or Is our attl-
Jude TO Germany's civil administration
in Belgium other than that which we
frequently and necessarily assume %
ward any dc facto government.