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Shakespeare Was M Authority on Gram.
u,ur ANYWAY

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir; 1t is
neither polite nor ladyllke i'll your learned
correspondent, Doctor Syntax." to assert
that ! have forgotten my Shakespeare
when In my criticism OF the expression
make money" ! forgot lagos advice to
RodeIfOo. put money IN thy purse"
was lagos repeated and urgent advice
to his dupc not make II.
II every clownish and absurd locutlon
that Shakespeare puts in the mouths OF
his characters constitutes good English
grammar. and even If parke tWho was
he?) In his translation of Mendoza
makes his author say make" instead
of get money, still Johnsons criticism
was Just and should prevail
As to the Language OF the Pastor Let
tiers, written four and n half centuri,s
ago, IL should no more control our dlction
or grammar now than the speech of Piers
Plowman. Doctor Syntax" should know
that in those days men knew little IL
anything of any OF the parts OF English
grammar. y. ~ J.
NEW YORK, February IA.
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NiidMfnter KrCOlleCtiOns.

Prom the ST. Louis Post Dispatch,
As went down to Panama the southern
sea soft and blue,
And one by one the centuries came blowing
UP the shore
| saw pirate ship 20 by with all Tvs RED
and rowing crew,
And great Columbus wondering upon san
Salvador,
| saw the gallcons
Upon the spanish Main.
And dimly through the centuries
The yellow flag OF Spain.
! saw the coast of Yucatan low lyins In thu
distant west
And heard the priests of Militia rs they
deiied the sun,
On every isle were buccaneers. all ruggedly
and quantity dressed,
And Drake awokc the morning with
mellow throated gun,
saw the bright camp fires
OF Morgan and his men,
And all the world was beautiful
With halladry again.
As went down to Panama my happy heart
was made to sing
For very JOY of Imagery that glorined
mine eyes.
too became Nenturer who ventured
thither for the king,
And lay my course to Wonderland for
whatsoever prize.
] too had sailed away
To fiddle or TO dance
According to the fashion,
In the beauty OF Romance
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
Vice for the Navy.

The vice-admirals bill "a passed by
the Senate makes the retiring age OF
officers Of that rank slxty-fve. Rear
admirals who do not win the promo
ton will have to retire NJ the fixed
age in the navy of siSty-two. This will
cause some criticism in the service,
but it may be observed that in Eng
land there Is no fixed age FOR retire.
Inent vice-admlral goes out at sixty
five, a rear admiral at sixty, Il cap
tain at fifty-tve. commander at fifty,
and n lieutenant at forty five. The
English scale favors efficient officers,
and a vice-admiral may be regarded
as the most valuable Of commanders
when he Is past the age at which
American officers always leave the SER
vice. Lord CHARLES BEREsFoRD was
still IN the prime OF his powers when
his name was taken off the active list
three years ago. senator BRIsrow's
amendment raising the retiring age of
our vice-admirais from siXty-two 10
slxty-five years therefore followed an
navy.
The bill permits the selection of any
rear admiral of the upper nine, that
Is to say the ranking officers, four 10
be appointed within one year after
enactment of the law and two there.
after. so that ability will rule and not
seniority. These four vice. admirals are
to command fleets on active service.
Thus, to illustrate by the situation ut
Vera Cruz, the vexed question of
whether an admiral Of foreign fleet
who outranks an American officer shall
take orders FROM him In an emergency
will be eliminated.
1t was not so long ago that n
1Iaytian navy would technically have
been the superior of the American
rear admiral commanding the Allan
tic fleet If Hayti had decided to take
part in one Of our naval celebrations
This Renaissance would have been a
complete answer TO Il Western Senator
who opposed the vlce-adm!rals bill
as a mere service affectation. In
very short time now the Panama Ca
nal will be formally opened. How EN-
barrassing and cxasperating It would
be X British, French, German or
japanese admiral Outranked the Amer.
lean officer in command OF the United
States fleet at the celebration. As soon
as the House receives the Bryan bill
from the Senate 1t should be passed
with no more discussion than Is abso-
lutely necessary, for any hour there
may be complication at Vera Cruz
that will make imperative the com
mand Of the marines Of the interna.
tional feet by an American officer.
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IA was the greatest Indian. although .
full blood, who ever lived. Upon making
the purchase of the southern half of okla
homa. the records show that he had
better understanding OF the possessions OF
the United states than existed in the rec
ords of the Government itself and pointed
out to General JACKSON that he was try
ing to sell them the Panhandle OF Texas.
then Mexican territory. He also pointed
out that there lived within that region
many white men Of property. who could
not be removed OH account OF vested in
terests in the section
at is of interest TO learn how APusH
MA-rA-HA got his name. No one knew
Of his origin, and when the chief wanted
to bestow upon him a war name for brave
achievements he declined until all such
names in the beaded list Of the medicine
man, or priest. were exhausted, and then
was told, None left In the bag by which
The was called ArUsH -MA-TA-fA, meaning
that he had won all war names and was
entitled to more.
HE was in the battle OF New Orleans
and an officer IN the United States army.
and executed the plans Of campaign
against Vn6 CreekS ana ScIHinoies III
Florida.
mfr. CLAIBORNE. a historian. once
member OF Congress. in 1890 said that he
had heard all the orators of this republic,
but that APusH- MA-rA-HA was the great
est Of them all; that on account OF the
music Of his voice the Indians called him
WATERFALL that he would have adorned
the United States Senate and that had
he been a member his sayings would have
gone down to postcrity. and that future
generations would have looked upon him
as we look upon the Greek statesmen"
Not all this praise is as high as Mr..
MURRAY means It. The saying of "A
member which seems most likely 10 20
down to posterity is where are we
at?" But clearly this Choctaw chief
In the variety of his talents recalls
some Of PLUTARCH's men. The wide
stage, the sacred bard, We're wanting:
and he Is hardly memory. rs so many
Of the loudest contemporary names
must come to be. As great orator he
deserves the study OF Mr.. BRYAN.
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The Protection ~ Legation. in the
CITY OF Mexico.

The report. which seems to be au-
thent1c. that the European and Japa
pese legations IN the city of Mexico
have taken measures 10 protect their
nationals in the event Of disorders that
the Huerta Government cannot cope
with does not make pleasant reading,
particularly when stress is laid on the
fact that the British have planned to
lake care Of citizens of the United
states. 1t may be true that blood is
thicker than water, hut Americans
would prefer to see one Of their own
people acting upon Commodore TAFT
MALLS famous preceDt.
The latest development In the lega-
ton situation at the city of Mexico is
the despatch of two machine guns to
the capital by Sir CHRISTOPHER GRAD
DocK. the British Admiral commanding
the small cruiser squadron at Vera Cruz,
and II is said that all the European
Powers concerned have sent on officers
and men. but not In uniform, to guard
the legations. At last accounts the Japa-
nese were represented under the fiction
Of a visit of ceremony. II is probably
with the consent of the Huerta Gov
eminent that the British are despatch
tug machine guns by way Of the No
iioDal Railway. 10 these elaborate X
somewhat secret preparations TO pro-
tect nationals the United States is no
party. and officially it cannot cooperate
because the Huerta Government has
not been recognized: in fact, 1t is pro-
scribed. IL could logically object to the
landing of United states marines with
field pieces for police service at the
capital.
However CALLING Il may be that the
British or the Germans can do what
our policy forbids us to do. and which
We could not do without risking Il con-
dict with Mexico we cannot take excep.
uop 10 the joint action of other Powers
10 protect their legations with or with
out President IlUERTA's permission
Whether We like their preparations or
not. they are going ahead with ample
warrant. II Is situation Americans
cannon contemplate with satisfaction.
hut they must bear in mind that even
II the Huerta Government had been
recognized Mexicans would still object
10 the presence Of American marines
on their soil.
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4 Modern View Of Vaccination.

The London correspondent Of the
Journal of the American Medical Asso-
citation contributes to its last issue an
account Of new view of vaccination
that must be more satisfactory to the
man Of average intelligen than that
passion and prejudice for and against
this preventive procedure.
DIR. MILLARD. the health officer of
Leicester. stated in n lecture that his
long observation has brought him from
the extreme orthodox view of the abso-
lutte necessity of the vaccination of in.
fants TO more moderate and sane
view. He attributed the bitter oppo-
sitlon Of the opponents of vaccination
20 the tyranny of health boards over
those who did not share their conf
dence and to the groundless dread of
infection of n helpless child with some
lOathsome disease He said there was
right and wrong on both sides. He
believed absolutely in the temporary
protective power Of vaccination and its
necessity for persons who are exposed
10 the disease, also in its modifying
influence upon its severity and in the
need Of renewal. But he does not deem
the vaccination of infants imperative. be-
cause the great improvement in general
hygiene and in the early discovery Of
the disease and the protective meas
ures now in vogue diminish their La
bilty to infection. He regards uniyer.
sal vaccination as less important than
is commonly believed, but warns the
unrea soning ants of their error In OPP
posing vaccination so violently.
From this candid and fair statement
by an experienced observer the con-
clusion may be drawn that though in
fantlle vaccination is not so important,
great watchfulness Is demanded and
activity Is the main safeguard In pre-
ventlon. This view is illustrated by
The present status of smallpox in this
country. Smallpox has been more
prevalent here than for many years.
during the past two months 22J cities
and towns have been infected; schools
nave been closed in many, churches
ana places Of amusements In some, and
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woman Suffrage in the South.

The recent determination Of the Ma
tional Association Of Women Opposed
to Woman Suffrage to organize the
Southern women against votes for
women should he welcomed by the suf-
fragists.
1t IL notorious that the ma jority of
Southern women is adverse to woman
suffrage, yet there has been marked
absence Of any coherent opposition in
that part Of the United States.
Looking at the matter impartially
and without prejudice. The Sun holds
that Of late the friends Of woman suf-
frage have won too easily; have bene-
flied TO some extent by sort OF
contagion Of success. BE woman suf-
frage n boon from heaven, a blast
from the other place, or, like most
things in this mongrel world. n mix
ture Of good, bad and Indifferent. to
be worth anything it should not he too
easy. It's long, arduous novitiate Of
ridicule and unpopularity was good
for it. 1t had the chance to mature.
II tested the moral fibre Of its parti-
sans. In its prosperous days 1t runs
the danger Of getting recruits who
give 1t only lip service: II incurs the
patronizing and insulting politeness of
men who say "let them have It il they
want it," rs II "they" were children
hawling for lollypop; It is subject to
the embraces OF artful or cowardly
public men and office seekers.
II needs "A sharp and thorough dis
cussicn, a hot fight" between pro and
anti. such discussion and such
fight" as habitually occurs between
Democrats and Republicans: the wa
kening, If Weakened it can be. Of that
multitudinous, quiescent mass OF women
on whom as yet all the drums and
trumpets on both sides have made about
as much impression as a hank Of lambs
wool would make on the IIimalayas.
The present peril" If there Is
one. Of woman suffrage and to woman
suffrage. is its possibly Fictitious and
artificial imposition OH a too careless
or too courteous State. II in any
quarter. as in the Southern States,
it can he put to its mettle, raise q
genuine and general scare, and be
fought against as its early partisans
fought for it. all right Such a trial,
whatever the immediate result. will be
for the good Of woman suffrage and
the good Of all.
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TUG POTOMAC STILL ~ HE.
IT south Ind Comes She MaN ne
Crushed

NAsHINGroN, Feb, LITTLE sat
the naval tug Potomac, which is .t.t't
IN the ice jam off the coast OF ~ &c.
foundland, depends upon whcth.- a
east wind blows soon or not, acco.d.e- 60
reports received nj the Navy l... ..-
ment to-day from CHIEF Bo,'-n n
Wilkinson. in command OF the IN.
An east wind. It is said. VIII
up the ice jam and Let the ),tr.tt
out. south wind will probably ~
the Zee field up into the strait ur Do.
Isle. and chief Hoatswan Nuklu.1t ""-
ports that If this occurs notices ~
save the tug from being crushed g
ice,
The men are safe and wei Tne -
lies only five or six miles from
which can be reached by walk. .h
the ice. The supply of proNislo,s 'Is
been replenishod from shore, AVID
felt in Washington that there is
lutely no danger for the crew AS
as the tug continues I'm her present
sltlon. The ice is said To he twenty I
thick where the Potomac lies and ,y.
tends outward for sixty miles
The Navy Department has inst. -
Wilkinson to stay by the tug SIS =
as it is safe for those on hoard ui
that the safety of the men Is To lc =
first consideration, Should III" tu- "
blown northward il viii be ahiuI"'fi
before it is in imminent danger Of ~
crushed.
Wilkinson has reported that &" IS
Judgment. II Is useless to send a Itrce'
tug or any other vessel to N" ro.p"f *
the Potomac AS II Is impossible for H''
boat to reach the tug, The Androsooss'',
a revenue cutter, is lying at North j.
neN, and Will go to the aid &C fN' 'E.
If the ice breaks up.
The Potomac WAS sent 10 the tnf '
Islands to rescue some American us. ~
vessels caught in the ice. In trying IN
reach them she became caught IN 80
Ice too
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TO PERFECT HOBsONITES.
Reasons Why Japan and the United
states VIII Not 60 70 War.

10 THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: Will
you kindly print few reasons that
hope may convince some OF our war
alarmists that war with japan 10 one
of the most remote contingencies that
present themselves to the consideration
of American diplomatsts?
First, let us view II from q war point.
We have n larger navy by 100000 ton
mage our naval force in men Is $1,000
to Japan's $4,000. with an efficiency or
so to rs per cent. greater. our ability
to secure naval supplies would he at the
rate Of 40 TO ut home and moro than
equal away from home, because all other
nations of the white race would gladly
sell us supplies in preference to nation
doomed ultimately to defeat. not TO men
ton the sentimental question OF race
Again, though our regular army Is not
as large. call to arms would bring q
mighty volunteer army into existence.
Japan could not possibly transport 100000
troops to our shores. even IL she were not
forcibly prevented.
Now we reach the commercial side or
the question Japan has a national debt
$3.50. 900. 600 greater than that OF the Uni
ted States. She has an area of about
$4,000 square miles, about three times
that of New York State. j am not inciud'
ing Corea. &c. The United States has an
area OF over 100000 square miles. moi
including our outside possessions. which
is over twenty times AZ large as japan,
mostly mainland, and not In Islands like
Japan, easy 10 attack We have n popu-
lation of over l00.000.000. while japan
has not more than 50,O00,O00. our ma
tional wealth Is about 100000, 100000.
while Japans Is hardly one-tenth as much.
These are our reserve forces In war. In
our business relations japan would De
a loser. as we buy over $7o,o00.0O0 worth
OF her goods annually. while she only buys
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Get q Horse!

To THE EplToR or THE SuN--Sir: As
came up Barclay street this morning. two
trucks were stalled at the corner of
Church street, heavy delivery going
down Barclay and "A small van just turning
into that street from Church street. Horse
trucks were damned in both streets by
the gasoleno block
suddenly down Church street changed q
hook and ladder, The hrcmcn had "a
busy five minutes. They got the corner
cleared, and hustled VI Barclay
But, while the equines were having lots
of trouble, II was the vauntcd gas carts
that made the Jam.
Facetious pedestrians exhorted the men
In the strainng autos: Get a horse -
Hurrah for the faithful old HouNhnhmn |
NEW YORK, February IA. Eouus
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An American Manager.

The appointment OF Mr., HENRY
WORTH THORNTON. general superinten-
dent Of the Long Island Railroad, as
general manager Of the Great Eastern
Railway Company, the largest system
in England. is distinctly worthy OF no.
tice outside Of purely railroad circles.
Not alone Is 1t personal compliment
to Mr.. THORNTON and beyond him n
profound appreciation of American
railroads and their men. 1t is more
than a tribute to the management of
our lines. 1t Is frank determination
upon the part Of British directorate
that an infusion of new ideas from a
foreign source Is no longer to be pre-
vented by the false notions of a mar
row patriotism.
Any one familiar with British bust
ness psychology knows that twenty and
even ten years ago the native pride of
an EnGlishman in his own way of
doing things. and above all his salts
and grandfathers had done the similar
things, have done more to retard in
dustrial and mechanical growth in
England than any material handicaps.
We say this in no spirit Of provincial
criticism. And that these inherent no.
lions, engendered by mistaken concep-
ton Of national loyalty, still exist and
persist Is evidenced by the attitude
that n certain section Of the Jnndnn
press has taken upon Mr.. THORNTON s
appointment.
In cable despatch to THE Sun the
following sentence IS quoted from an
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Transatlantic flight r. impossible.

Transatlantic flight Il impossible. A
machine cannot be made to do H. The
preparations for the flight which are being
made In America are sheer madness. In
my opinion. an aviator cannot make such
hght-JuLEs VEDRiNEs.
ls there an authority In the United
States who compares with the great
French aviator in practical knowledge
of the capacity Of the aeroplane motor ?
What has the Aero Club to say to this
Judgment? Also what has It to say
to Mr.. ORviLLE WE.oHTs reasons for be-
lievins that a transatlantic flight IS out
of the question?
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Call for AN Old Reliable Remedy.

To ms EDITOR or THE SUN--Sr. when I
was small boy up IN Hcrkimer county We
used to cure chapped noses and lips In a
Jiny by greasing 'em with goose grease and
blowing a i've coal. The goose grease was
In n!ckcd blue china tea cup In the
kitchen cupboard. and the coal was picked
from the fireplace with the small pair OF
tongs
Can you tell me where | can get goose
grease. tongs and live maple wood coal
about the size Of modern hens ergi
BRooKLYs, February IL X. 81. L.
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The Fool and the ANGEL.

One time I wrestlei with a er!ef.
grief that nothing could allay;
A brother fool looked In my heart
And, understanding. stole away
And then u was an angel came,
Rushed IN where fools had feared 10 tread
And with the rustic of his wings
what little peace boosted Ned.
MoLASDBrRGH WILSON,
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sty, Thou.
sands OF columns of stun have been written
about the distress OF tho fiat dwe!l.r, with
pianos going above and below and All
around him. There are more pianos and
Photographs going in Nat houses now than
ever before. and at the same time less com
plant OF them. This added volume OF music
all around Is for people dancing or learning
TO dance the tango FLAT DwrILrp
NEW YORK, February "a
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Alfalfa BILL" MURRAY OF Oklahoma
said: Il think RoosEvEIT will devote his
energies this year to keeping the Pro-
gressives and Republicans apart, paving
the way for n reunion in 1916, when ne
probably Will be the standard bearer
Despatch from Washington.
Neither Dynamite PETE" nor SETH
BULLOCK ever saw the wheels go round
with more homely intuition.
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Is II Only the First That Counts.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--SG' A friend
OF mine who writes things tells mo that
to break In anywhere you must send
very good. After that things"
not SO good may pass, BL.cAsuiru.
NEW YORK, February IA
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Tho late Lamen,cd "Big Bin."

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-SU; TINS
new street commissioner Is all right. l
understand he's "A scientific street cleaner.
Well. now we'll see how he measures up
against the practical Bill Edwards. |
used TO see Big Bin tearing ny the Yale
rush line, and he went through New
York snowstorm the same way. If the
new commish can beat him at the game,
we'll have to hand 1t to him, sure.
Let's see!
NrM York. February -. i. u, 'O..
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After darl, a uniformed policeman is
rarely seen IN Chicago outside OF the
Loop" the big hotel and retail shopping
dtstrict-DeSpdtch from Chicago.
The conception Of a policeman's du-
ties in Chicago st.ll remains pure in its
adherence to traditions and heroic
past
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS--Sr' Can any
OF your English readers tell me the English
recipe for jagged hare, which have for
some days sought In vain? And please do
not let them begin by quoting Mrs. Glass.
have caught the hare SM.
NEW YORK. February IA
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The supersti,ious who associate the
biggest snow storm OF the winter $50
fur with Friday the 18th should be-
ware Of the other fateful days OF the
calendar this year, in March and No
vember
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir. From a
New York evening paper Of to-day; Up
todatize," A weird contribution 10 the cur
rency OF speech. SrrRL,ss
NEw YORK February Is
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Rev ard.

Who scatters ashes on his walk
When there has been IA snow
May be quite sure he will not tread
Tho cindcr path below,
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" our friends rho tdtor us rih manuscripts and
Illustrations FOR publication IRISH 10 hare rejected
articles returned they must all eases send stamps
for that purpose
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London once Yrnghsn House, 1 Arundel
street. strand
Paris Once. 8 Rue dc Ia Michodiere, on Rue du
QUatre Septembre.
wash,pg ton ONCE. Hibbs Building
Brooklyn office, 1906 livingston street