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reasons az offer at this moment for
the preservation Of business and finan-
cial confidence. without regard to its
details the decision as whole lends
itself to the conviction that day Of
fair play has dawned for the railroads
after long night Of darkness.
While the commission denies any
thing like the so-called horizontal In
crease of 3 per cent. in the freight rates
which the fifty-two petitionlng railroads
sought permission to make, many adj.
vances are allowed. When these con.
cessions are compared with the absolute
refusal OF the commission in the prac.
tically identical case decided against
the same railroads three years ago to
sanction any elevation Of freight rates,
1t would appear that the railroads have
gained something.
What Is Of even more Significance Is
the concession of principle which the
commission seems to have made. 1t Is
very doubtful IL the railroads regarded
the nominal advance in freight rates
which they asked the commission to
authorize as meaning much to them
Competent students OF railroad eco
Monies have said that the railroads
asked for too little when they asked
for per cent. The facts of the case
are that the really big thing for which
the petitioners applied has apparently
been granted.
The whole case of the railroads
rested on the contention that the net
earnings of the carriers In official elias.
siiication territory, covering the north
eastern part of the United States to the
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers
were inadequate to make such a return
to their owners as was required to as
sure further provision OF capital fol
the necessary development Of railroad
facilities in the future. The commits
sion finds in substance that the rail
roads have proved this contention and
that their net operating income is less
than 1t should be.
This would seem to b. a very fai
reaching concession. one which car
come TO govern in all rate making sub
ject to public control. II involves rec
ognition of a principle Of expansion IL
rate making to meet business conditions
as well as the principle of contraction
which politics has always recognized
If that Is what the decision means th'
railroads have gained much more thar
Is denoted by the conceded advances il
freight charges.
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THE RECKONING.

What do they reck who SIT aloof on
thrones,
Or In the chambe. ed chancelleries
apart
Playing the game OF state with sub
tie art.
II so be they may win, what wretched
Eroans
Rise from red fields. what unrecorded
bones
Bleach within shallow graves, what
bitter smart
Pierces the widowed or tho orphaned
heart
The unhooded horror for which naught
atones!
A word, a pen stroke. and this might not
be.
But vengeance. power lust, fostering jeai-
ousy.
Triumph. and grim carnage stalks
abroad.
Hark Hear that ominous bugle on the
wind
And they who might have stayed II, shall
they ind
No rsckonins within the courts OF God?
CLINTON SCOTLAND.
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The Railroad Rate Decision.

After its prolonged delay In reaching
a conclusion the Interstate Commerce
Commission decision In the Eastern
railroad rate case Is likely TO fall
rather fiat. On account OF the vast
questions which have been suddenly
thrust upon the financial and business
communities In the last few days the
rate case has been reduced from a mat
ter OF much immediate consequence to
values and to the influences which
make for business activity or depres-
sion. The decision, nevertheless, has
an Importance for the future which is
bound 10 be recognized In time, and the
fact that the ordinary methods OF re-
fecting 1t hastily are precluded by the
suspension OF the stock market means
that It's bearing will be better analysed
and appreciated.
To the extent also that the Judgment
Of the commission contains dIsappolnt.
ments for railroad Investors and for all
thoughtful citizens who realize how
much prosperous activity depends on the
encouragement OF capital It may be
pointed out that disappointment has
heen more than discounted lately In
the tremendous shock caused by Flu.
ropes war panic, In cOmpar ison with
the vast disturbance which Europe has
promoted all the other affairs which
seemed so troublesome recently are now
of trivial Significance.
1t is n question, however. n the de
clson would have been found even
relatively disappointing under clrcum
stances which would have made 1t more
Of present factor in financial affairs
than 1t is likely to he. Indeed, the
Interstate Commerce Commission seems
to have reached one conclusion which
makes an suspicious addition to such
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pels and justtfes the modification Of
ordinary laws and usages for so long
time as the necessity lasts. Under
Its compusion 1t Is the duty and ask
OF banking and business interests and
the Government to organize finance,
trade and industry SO as to keep the
co<ry's domestic commerce going In
the largest possible volume. and no less
to facilitate trade with those foreign
countries which must turn to the
United States to-day for satisfaction
of their economic demands
Not the least Of the cheering. tokens
Of Washington's attitude is the determi-
nation evinced to hasten the completion
Of the Federal Reserve Board and the
early Inauguration OF the new banking
system. which with its reduced reserve
requirements and its redscounting pro-
visions will augment the country's
equipment for accommodating the ex-
ira stresses TO which 1t is being sub.
jected.
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Reaching New Jersey by Bridge.

The perimeter OF New Jersey fiat
miles. OF this distance fifty miles in
the north Is a dry line; the remaining
$50 miles Is wet, and Of this nearly two
thirds Is marked by navigable waters.
the Hudson River. the Atlantic Ocean,
Delaware Bay and the Delaware River
to Trenton.
Twenty-Five miles Of the lower course
OF the Hudson River separates north
Jersey from New York city. Imme.
diately west Of the river lie Hudson,
Bergen and Essex counties, with the
cities Of Jersey, IIoboken, Newark,
Paterson. On Newark Bay are Bay.
onne and Elizabethport. and on Raritan
Bay the busy Amboys ana New Bruins.
wick. This district has tremendous,
compact industrial population, with n
rich truck farming hinterland. Be
tween 1t and New York the traffic Is
simply tremendous The facilities for
water carriage are ample: with the
dredging of the Iackensack and Pas
sale rivers and deepening of channels
In Newark Bay and the lower outlet
through Rarltan Bay from New Bruns-
wick and the Amboys they will be still
better. But transshipment is expen.
sive. From the northern part of the
district a Hudson bridge would be a
boon to a huge volume of vehicular
traffic. Ferries that few years ago
carried tens Of thousands of passengers
daily have been practically retired
from that service by the tubes and are
now given over to the carriage OF
trucks. In spite of obstacles political
and financial II Is on the books that no,
many years shall pass before the wide
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Nattleficlds Of the shy,

French troops are patrollng aeroplane
factories. orders have also been Issued pro-
hibiting manufacturers from supplying aero
planes to private firms or individuals. the
rcpuhlic desiring to reserve the right to
claim the entire output.-Cdbie ners
How will history tell the story OF the bat
ties grim and gerry
That are fought a mile toward heaven
where the silent airmen die?
How will battlehelds, bespotted, In the track
less air be plotted?
Who will keep the fearful death roll OF
the soldiers OF the sky?
There will be no nfes and drumming: In
their place the savage hpmming
OF a thousand motors splitting clouds OF
international hate,
There will b. no shield or cover where the
fearless madly hover.
Hurting bombs through misty spaces with
the accuracy OF fate
Who can face the CHASTITY wonder OF an air
ship torn asunder,
Failing Imply through abysses OF Ave
thousand feet or more?
Yet the war gods never falter. Super
heroes ON the altar
OF the skies their lives they offer as q
sacrifice to var.
L. HAskISs.
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The Food supply in war Time.

The imminence Of great war in
Europe has already brought to the front
the question whether noncombatants
can be fed while the armies, which
fight upon their bellies, are contendng
for victory in the field. Already a sud.
den demand for rations on an enormous
scale has caused sharp advance In
food prices. 1t has become necessary
10 forbid expectations of wheat and
other grains and of farinaceous foods
of all kinds.
In the best of times the Continental
peoples consume little meat, and now
-four threatens 10 he scarce and high.
Harvests have not been CLEANED yet.
and for the present subsistence must
he upon such stores of grain as are
available 1t must be remembered that
living from hand to mouth is the rule
upon the Continent, and as war would
stop many industries and cripple others
the problem for the poorer people would
he to exc out a bare livelihood, to keep
the breath of life in their bodies For
them long struggle would mean fam
Inc. and disease and death for null
titudes.
Conditions are little better in Eng
land than on the Continent in the
matter of the food fund now available
they are worse, for England never has
more than months supply of meat
and cereals. Ii would I've impossible
for England to carry on war for a
much longer time unless her limited
store was regularly replenished. II
has been frequently pointed out that
this is her great military problem. The
destruction of England's sea power
would end any war In which she was
engaged.
Fortunately England is so strong in
! batticships and cruisers of the second
class that in the event of general
war in Europe she should he able to
protect her grain and food carriers and
to save her ally France from famine
Russia, the other member of the Triple
Entente. is elf-supporting. OF the
members of the Triple Alliance. Ger.
many. having promoted her manufac.
turing and neglected her agricultural
| interests. would suffer more from wnr
than Austria, and perhaps more than
Italy. which Is not rich in natural re-
sources. The necessity of Europe would
give the United States an opportunity
to serve humanity in practical way
If ships could ~ found for cargOes. but
II must be considered that frodstuffs
may be treated as contraband of war.
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The Kaiser and the Declaration of
War.

For more than a quarter Of r cen
fury the German Emperor, the master
of the most tremendous and most effec-
tive military organization that ever ex-
listed, has worked persistcntly and sue
ceSsfully for the peace OF Europe.
This plain fact. it would seem, en-
titles the Kaiser to the benefit of the
presumption OF sincerity when he
spoke, almost as from the midst Of the
flames of the coming strife, OF his "con.
tinued efforts" TO maintain peace.
What philosopher historian, In re-
viewing events that are binding in
their contemporary aspect, will'ever be
able to apportion justly the respond
hility between the personal and dynastic
war impulse In high places of power
and the underlying and immea surable
forces of race hatred and national
Creed?
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THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.
The Somewhat Acerb Observations OF .
Traveller.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir. You
are absolutely correct when you say, THE
plundering OF so many tourists in a line
OF stage coaches strung out on well
travelled road In the tYellowstone1 park
reflects upon the efficiency of the United
States troops on post there"
Having arrived home within few
days from trip through the Yellowstone
Pe-s I am prepared to say the super
Vision" by Federal troops Is Joke.
Nothing to 1t. And as our party went
through 1t was a frequent remark: Where
is the supervision by the regular army?
Twenty miles would be travelled and
not q soldier In view!
We did see or. soldier between Old
FNlthful and Thumb station.
And when the soldiers were seen. what
were they doing? Sitting on piaxzas or
walking along with a mess OF FISH
They should be called upon to get busy
In cleaning up and patrolling the park.
as ] intimated in my communication
printed by THE SUN on July last.
Yellowstone Park will go up in smoke
one OF these days II the thousands or
dead trees are not cleaned up.
And 1t will be desirable exercise for the
soldiers 10 do this work II they cannot
satisfactorily police the park.
The robberias committed would seem
to Indicate they are not success at po-
Icing, therefore why not set them at work
to remove the fire hazard?
Yellowstone Park Is a grand area, but
beyond the good roads II Is not evident
that Government ownership and super
vision has done much for the public.
The hotels give one very comfortable
rooms. but the food is not in comparison.
Nothing will harm this great national
park more than to have 1t understood
there is a lack OF police supervision and
as the recent hold up" is the second seri-
Gus one within a few years. IL Is incum-
bent upon the War Department to get
busy in the right direction.
EDWIN w. INGALLS,.
LYNN. MISS. IulY al.
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Hudson is spanned by the nrst arch of
steel to dominate its food south of
Poughkeepsle.
Perhaps equally inevitable Is the
hitchlng up Of south Jersey to its
PENNSYLVANIA markets. Here Is rich
farm land that sells to Philadelphia /;
also bigger Industrial enterprise than is
generally recognized. Camden Is not
only busy town, but fast growing
one, and Trenton Keeps the wheels
going round. And the only passage Of
the Delaware Is by ferry, utterly In
adequate. This week the Burlington
county Board OF Agriculture held Its
annual meeting and thousand fnrm-
ers heard discussion Of the need OF a
Delaware bridge.
As reported in a Philadelphia paper
a promoter Of the bridge project said:
1T II only necessary. to stand at the
Camden ferries any evening from now
until October TO witness the condition
that confronts you farmers in seeking
to get your goods TO early markets. There
is a difference of opinion as to whether
a bridge or tubes should connect the two
cities. There Is no reason why such a
centre OF traffio should not possess both
kinds OF gateways. We commuters shall
be glad 20 see a tube, but we insist that
the greatest and first need Ia a bridge.
"a tube won't help you farmers to get
your teams and auto trucks In and out
nf H., d. tt,tx< h.,It ha
thousands of autoists now held up by an
inadequate ferry service. only a bridge
can solve this growing problem Every
farmer this side OF the Delaware and
every dealer and consumer on the other
side should lend every ounce OF their in
fiuencs to hasten the building OF the will
lam Penn bridge"
Middlcnen gobble profits and ride
heavy on the shoulders OF the consumer
Middlemen must be done away with, as
far as may be. It's hard on the mid
dlemen, but -. Legislators work in
response to pressure from constitu
ents." The people of south Jersey are
going to press" for a bridge. wha,
does Pennsylvania think of It? VIII
she put up" her share?
These things are local. But for many
years Jersey was nothing hut buffer
between the Empire and the Keystone
States. and She still does much business
with Father PENN and Father X NIcxEa
BOOKER. The Hudson AMI Delawar,
bridge projects are bound to mate
rlalize. Apart from the business side
OF II, there is something romantic In
the near possibility OF new triumph fol
the engineers who train the mighty
streams OF traffic over the mighty
streams of water that sunder the cite.
Of men.
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Tho Drum .

This earth Is az mighty drum
Upon which beat the strokes OF Fate,
while countcrmarching go and come
The forces which decide our state.
Advance and Science, Letters, Art,
Press forward gaining every field;
Their banners conquer every heart
Ana unknown foe. before them yield.
Retreat, and dark barbarlc hordes
Enwrap all learning In pain.
And Progress sinks beneath their swords
AZ Greece and Rome were fain to fall.
Thus victory with each Is cast
The endless battle never won.
Until upon the Drum at last
Shall beat the Dirge and all be done,
McLANpBURGn WILSON.
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AN INACTIVE SUFFRAGETTE.
She Can't See How Voting j. Going to
In lure the Women.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuH-Sir: I'm
not a violent suffra- cite, but IL No women
do get the vote why I'll vote. and I'll
vote to the best of my ability and feel II
a privilege TO do so. | am already In the
battle OF life with men and am competing
with them for my own livelihood as well
as that OF my sister. Now if I'm none
too good to get out with the common herd
of men, and Lord knows some OF them
are certainly INFERIOR ignorant and com
mon. and II society permits me to become
a hunter, why 1t could not very well
sully my fair soul any more by goina;
to the poll and casting n vote, could IL
I'm not too well informed In regard TO
the laws. Sc. OF this country. or politics
either for that matter. hut / know about
as much as the majority OF men | meet
Neither could my vote hurt the laws OF
this country True there are great
many low class women who would vote
Il mean the immoral elemcnt--but this
to my mind is TO he expected. What
about the Immoral men who vote Had
! my way I'd eliminate ignorant and I'M
neral voters OF either sex ana ia give
limited voting powers t. women, un-
married women who are working Tor
their living and who are paying taxes on
property which they own and who hav.
no husbands 10 represent them in their
interests Had husband, for instance,
w. ''''N ' ''' " -,
SAFE IN ms hahus ana ne "ou'u man" -
Eood representative LOT me pu' u.eI. .
Is no one To represent me now Jus,
work, purchase and pay taxes. True.
have never as yet felt any injustice In
50 iar as laws are c'h'erhe"' pu' Gu"
see where | might.
huI 10 cS"he 10 II Po'n' w.
anus IT thcN noht want 10 vote tneS
d"n nave I" when women s't 'he na'Ipt
II women az Eet .ht 'o'e 'neSe '"'ie ai'
nor SONG 10 &c, hurt' are 'n'E
inc age OF cnlIa'tE nlH Eone pN' eN'
cert III inc 'nlIlc"'dte i''"''E' "eu a''
set-seeK'h<' SO lar as can see we ',
zone away win the sweet courtes'es una
I'','l'd IN p'S' der"''S puls eINts anu
TO-DAY III 'he business NoE'u woman II
ma 'Il'h'--s"o u u" ,o"Scr woman sn'
mas 10 Soy anu u she can Er'p scar u
any PunI' conveyance mrs. wen a"'
Eooh uidN tt's ,ny'' HiS' ne ldh''
IL 90 thdt oE I'''Ho'". rue u'',ol W.
,ot hoIu'Hs on 10 sweet 'ou'''"''S' We
maven to' 'nS"l'
Z nave hedid II sdlh tHal tne anus CITY
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With the close Of "A fearful week the
country has reason To face the trials
of the future with Increased confidence
IN the ability Of the United States to
weather whatever further storm of
financial and business disturbance may
blow from Europe.
\ situation of tremendous strain has
been endured wonderfully well. thanks
to the country's splendid economic
sOundness and the wealth of its re-
sources. Emergencies have been met
with courage and energy By leaders in
The banking and commercial cOminu-
nifty and necessary steps have been
taken promptly to minimize the effects
of the shock preciptated by the de-
velOpmcnts abroad as well as 10 cope
with the recognized changes wrought
IN trade. industrial aud financial con
ditions by Europe's plunge toward the
abyss of war.
In addition 10 all the other reasons
for encouragement which Americans
must feel regarding the future, II is
ton understands the dimensions of
the world crisis preciptated by Eu-
rope. The President and the Secretary
of the Treasury are cooperating heart,
lily and vigorously with banking and
business Interests 10 deal with the al
tered circumstances under which bust
ness and banking must be don. II the
worst hlppens abroad. Congress Is
show Ing itself periodically apprecia-
tive of the needs of the moment and is
no less responsive than the Admin.
istrat!On TO the requirements of this
fateiul occasion.
Next TO the essential closing OF the
Sock Exchange and the temporary
suspension of customary activities In
some other markets, notably in the cot
ton market, there could he no more de-
sirable measure for facilitating bust.
ness adjustments than the amendment
OF the emergency currency law The
rapidity with which the Government
undertook to lheralze the provisions
of the Aldrlch.Nreeland net to render
S5o0,Oo0,WD of sound currency readily
available is Il most gratifying token
Of the Governments comprehension OF
the requirements of the times.
The hearlenng character Of the Gov,
ernmcnts course Is empha sized in other
action which IS contemplated at Wash
ington, Including legislation designed
10 permit the country to acquire. by
transfer of registry fleet OF merchant
vessels 10 carry 10 nll the nations OF
tine world the commoditlr s and good,
which will he demanded of the United
States in increased quantity because OF
tine embargo which war will lay OF
Eurrpe's commerce.
The objective of all present expedl
cn's governmental ana otherwise, 1,
manifest. In the event of great wal
IN Europe this country must, becaus,
II Is the only nation which can. be Tn,
rallylne ground of finance and com
mcrce for nations ut peace now an,
aiter Europc's peace Is restored.
There has been created by the worl,
Crisis supreme necessity which com
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NEW YoRH, August !.
The Canadian PorcnpIne and Other.

To TnE Enron OF THE SUN--Sr: / note
that the Canadian porcuplne at the Bronx
200 referred TO In nv letter In THE Sun OF
This morning was not in evidence at all
this afternoon. though other porcuplnes re-
malned. Thank you!
wish that THE SrN could do as much
for the woodchuck and agoutl land others,
douhtess), who also gnaw at their wires
plilfuv NJ T.. BUTLER.
NEW YORK July IL
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Regulation and Its Erect on the Public

To THE EDTToR or THE SUN-Sir. The
newspaper announcement that the ac-
countant OF the Public Utilities Comms-
sion of California has made a little mis-
take of million and n half dollars in
casting up the accounts OF the san Fran
cisco street railways. which arr this
much better of than the commission had
determined them to be, il after all but
"A trifing matter. What are n million
and a half OF dollars as compared with
the passion for regulating all things,
great and small?
JOHN ANDERSON.
HAvERFoRD. Pa. July 81.
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The First Statue OF n Woman

To TnE EDITOR ~ The suN--Sir, In an
article In THE SuN Of last Sunday the state
mcnt was made that the proposed statue
OF Nine Nordica would be the first statue OF
woman erected In this country
! should Ike to correct that statement
In New Orleans at the intersection Of
Camp and Prytania streets in Margaret
place. Is the Margaret Monument a tribute
20 n noble and charitable woman who de-
voted the fortune she made in business 10
philanthropy.
And that was the first statue erected OF
= woman In this country.
A SoUrrRN WOMAN
NEW YORH, August l.
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To THE Eplrop ~ THE sus--Sir' I think
the answer regarding tho red haired girl
and the white horse Is very easy. While
writing these lines six white or gray horses
happened to pass my window and no brick
topped" girl
The proportion OF white work horses 20
dark ones Is much larger than most non
observing people have an idea, but one hun
dred white horses 10 one red haired girl
seems to me a fair guess, and there you are,
LASpRATu REISHAnD b.
UoBoKgS, n. j, August !,
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The Serbs I'm America.

To TIVE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir' There
must have been some mistake In the fig
ures about the applications for service in
the Serviaii army. According to current
reports there are only 100000 Sorvians
in the United States. According to the
article on "Slavs In America" by An
drew !. Shipman in THE Catholic Ency-
clopedia" there were about $780, 900" in
1911. Or has the immigration of Ser
vians to this country dwindled so much?
NEW York. August !. G. c.