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"LOANO Is A IERR.
A Little Excursus and Excursion Among
Words.

To THE EpfroR OF TIE SUN--Sir: A
correspondent asks the best opinion as to
loan" as a verb. Webstcr's New In
ternsuonal Dictionary (l909) defines the
term as ITO lend .-somctmes with OUT
and cites. unfortunately somewhat in
definitely, J. Langley GGiD by way or
location or loaning them out" In what
particular sermon these words occurred
We are not told. aud rs to what they re-
fcrred 10 we ara left In tho dark. Sir
James Murrays New English Dictionary
charaCterzes the word wow chiefly L.
3" and defines it: TO grant the loan Of
10 lend. Also with out" He cites Acts
80 and 80 of the reign OF Henry
VIII as an early authority for the
use which Is now chiefly restricted 10
tho United states. Longing or lcying
out the same for gaines in purchasing
lands" The dates cited for this are
1898. one hundred years before the
quotation given 10y Webster. The first
citation credited to the United states is
from the New English History and Cen
eral Register" Vol. XIII, page 80: Ger
shom Tobcy loans Oxen" Ii is dated
1929.
In the Connecticut Colonial records
for 1910. cap. yui. page 32o one
learns tina. the remainder OF the said
thirty thousand pounds shall
be loaned out TO particular persons" In
tho February, 1901. number OF the North
imericdn Rortetr the word is used to
state the limit within which executive Off
GERS may loan TO director" which. In
these days OF flying from kites Eat the
end Of a string IL a fact that IL IL in
tercstlng 70 know Finally the New
standard, which restricts the word to the
United states defines II as meaning ITO
lend. as money. especially on interest "
and. COllpquiaily. "to grant the tenn
porary use of ar 20 accommodate with.
ON the understanding that the equivalent
shall be returned IN kind" These dcfini-
t!ons are To- Dee found in volume dated
1913 and therefor" may be taken as the
latest word on the subject. They are fol-
lowed hy quotation from T. A. Free
mans "lmpro sSions ~ the United states"
which runs ITO loan. as a verb, has 10
Ms % strange sound Freeman was an
LuEl. suMlu.
So the h,s. advice one can give your
correspondent. -. r." concerning tho
usage 81 "loln' as verb Ia
cum flerls Hnm@ Romano vlvi,o more.
cum floris a.ihi. viyitp s..ut hi.
which roughly translated Is:
when you're ,1 Eori- I've On Roman ,ar.
When yoIrs 90 a d.r,reri place, live as they
d. there.
DIT srNrAx.
NEW YORK. November rs
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CHAOS IN TIE RIFLES or WAR.
Remarks on the Discovery That Prac-
ticaily All OF the Hague Conventions
Are suspended by the Failure OF Some
OF the Present Brliigerents TO Ratify.

To THE EpIroR OF THE SuN--Sir: Per-
init me to thank you for tho article on
the CHAOS In the Rules OF War" THE
SUN may live in small building but It
has a big head for getting at the facts.
THE Sun surely shines for all. My first
impression OF the war was that Ger
many was responsible for starting II, and
that she had acted the part OF des-
pcrate highway robher, violating every
treaty and every law OF civilized war
fare. This Impression was or course
created by means OF the news certified TO
us by way OF London.
Your article OF to-day puts Germany
in the right In so far as the conventions
Of The Hague Of 1907 are concerned; and
il Is rather astonishing TO find that while
Germany ratified hve out OF the six arti-
cles named by you. Great Britain refused
to ratlfy three OF the six.
II We assume that England was as
well informed a. you are regarding these
articles, and it is inconceivable that Sir
Edward Grey was not. then what must
we think OF tho attitude OF England, try
ing 10 make the people OF the United
states believe that Germany violated Bel
gums neutrality and that she entered
this war for the purpose OF protecting
Belgian neutrality; which. by the way, she
has no, done. and which We are forced 70
believe she must have known she could
no: do?
feel sure many others will thank you
for your splendid article of to-day. for
/ know the American people. OF whom
am one. are DESTROYS OF giving square
deal to all the belligerents.
GEORGE II. GUpEBRoD.
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Nobody to Fight; Nobody to Protest
Against.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrS--Sfr: After
reading your leading editorial article to-
day. based upon Judge Hollis remarks a.
TO the attitude witch tho United states
should take because OF the violation by
be,ligcrcnt OF the territory. OF a neutral. II
has occurred to me that here is one con-
siderable difficulty which neither you nor
judge Holt mentioned.
Against whom should the United States
protest or hight? Against Japan and Eng
land for their violation Of the unques-
toned neutrality OF China, or against
England for her alleged violation OF
Switzerland by her airships and OF neu-
tral waters by her cruisers, or against
Germany for her invasion of Belgium, or
against all three?
Would II not be rather difrcult. as well
as practically Ineffective. for the United
States to fight against nations actually
engaged IN lighting each other? II the
idea should be 10 fight one side until Il
should be beaten and then turn and fight
the othcr side. why should We commence
with Germany rather than with England
and japan? Their disregard OF China's
neutrality was without the excuse of the
belief OF necessity, and was directed
agains. a country which has not even
been accused Of secretly Intriguing with
their enemies.
The fact that the Belgians have SUI
fered terribly. while the Chinese have not,
NAV have been due to errors OF judgment
by the Belgians themselves, AID in any
event does not affect the moral issues or
;he rights and duties of the United States.
Henry BENSETT LEARY.
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often before now. What does he in
world bereft Of Its fairy godmothers!

world bereft Of Its fairy godmothers!
No doubt. Improved children will be pa-
cificlsts even in their play. The process
may be of the longest, however; our
glowing child changers might well take
lesson from the biologists with their
millions Of educative years.
Bad little boys, as all sound and vital
boys are, don't need toy soldiers IN
their military operations. They prefer
the custom to the ready made. They can
build forts while wood grows and snow
falls. From "A Jackknife, a chip and n
puddle they can deduce hattleships and
submarines. With a set of dominocs and
marble or two they can coax NOR
tai cannonades. Their magical young
needs little or no help from the toy
makers. 1t Is very like that II Mr..
CARNEGIE should bestow upon all Amer
lean boys model OF the Hague Temple
OF Peace, that deity so regnant in Bel
GUM ut present, they would lombard
1t. storm 1t, use 1t as stable, hen.
coop. n store and what not.
And how about the fists OF bad little
good little boys? VIII they arbitrate?
VIII they refrain from Smuggling" the
arbitrator Take away-perhaps they
are already taken away In improved
families-ail tales OF giants. heroes and
fighting men; erase ACHILLES. Hector,
SiEGTRirD, ROBIN Hoop and his merry
men; oil buccaneers, pioneers. soldiers,
lighting sailors. stories. pictures and
histories of adventure and war: feed
the young on milk and water lltern-
ture; and what OF itp The interim.
nable subcon-rious background OF ages
OF necessary conflict: the secular battle
Of individual, clan. tribe, race to live
how long will Il take 10 remove the
indelible impressions and instincts 81
offence and defence?
"a soldier" Mrs. GILMAN tells us. rs
no more romantic than an ordinary
business man" We'll. Is there any
business more husinessllke than the
conduct of modern war has 10 be- And
haven't our Ordinary business men" In
their childhood licked the paint and
more often ''thc stufting' out OF bat.
talions of toy soldiers without hecom-
Ing militaristsf
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Birth Of n New Word,

To TINY EDITOR ~ THE SuN-SU' In re
cent issue Of morning newspaper I find I'd
much needed word supplied, perhaps With
out intent but proviient.auy. 20 tho Eng
lish language II glitter, as a gem IN this
sentence: ~ notice was Issued ycsterIiy
afternoon EARNING ths public against q new
forgery OF national bank notes"
What Il the war news what are the
white pink. green ana yellow "papers' Is
sued by this Governments OF Europe what
IL Secretary Redheld's real 1ob' What are
the Mexican reports which issue daily from
the Administrators press bureau? "NIru-
ing" the public, Let the unknown compost
tor step forward and receive a Carnegie
steel m.dal with diamond Get in every
blow hole. He may be tho only man In she
world who really knows VIVA, Is going on,
NEw YoRK November 20 G. W. H.
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We take It that Mr.. Peters will he sat
ished to have his questions printed. even
II nobody attempts to answer them. Ii
Is only fair to say that of the eight
principal conventions, to the present
status Of which TIE SUN has called
attention. seven were ratified by Ger
many, and likewise by Austria. The
eight conventions fail in the present
war through the circumstance OF non
ratification by France in all eight cases,
by Great Britain in four cases, and by
Russia in two cases. The ono conven-
ton which Germany did not ratify is
that relating to the discharge of projec-
tiles and explosives from balloons. This
failed OF ratification by France and Rus
STA, as well az by Germany and her ally
Austria.
We acknowledge the receipt OF a
number of other interesting communi-
cations on this highly important and
decidedly enlightenlng subject. These
letters either closely parallel those
printed above or on account OF their
length must await the opportunity of
space and special attention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-27
\ Slaughter OF Soldiers.

Mrs. CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN.
ruthless against war and eager 70 Grad
icate all stimulants thereof from the
infant mind, would even advocate tax
ing toy soldiers away from little boys
removing from them all the parapher-
MALTA aud glory with which we have
surrounded It for centuries" She must
bo cruel only 10 hc kind. The toy sol
der, so dear to children and other po-
etry, has been marked for destruction
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CnRwaked your eyes arc dian,
Soft and brown and golden rocLei.
Filled with dream thoughts 70 the br'nl
Holds your heart In retrospect
Troubled passion. half forgot,
or some lover circumspect2
Mid past faces II there not
One suggests a thought OF mtUt,
one most pleasing Of the lot"
MAY your eyes with light divine
Kindie warm, before too lH's.
Some dear image 20 eushr.ne
out with dream thoughts all sedatsi
n you seek such image pray
rfnd IN me a candidate.
II. 8. HAsxlss
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New YoRK, November -.

As already stated the general suspen-
sion OF responsibility TO observe the
rules Of war embodied In the several
conventions adopted at The Hague, and
rendered imperative in the present con-
hict by the failure Of one or the other
Of the present belligerents TO ratify,
makes II idle to discuss the extent to
which this Government ought to go In
another case where the compact was
operative.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-27

General FREDERICK FUNSTON will value
Secretary GARRISoN's rocogn. ION Of hi
services at Vera cruz as highly as
the commission OF Major-Gensral tnat
awaits him. The fact" says Mr. GAR
RisoN. that during all the months that
you occupied Vera cruz there was not
one untoward incident Is OF great si:-
nificance." II Is. indeed. ana Il may
be said that FREDERICK FUNSTON was
not handicapped but Helped by his OK
perience as a Journalist before he he
came a soldier
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Not Germany's Fault That the Com
yentiOns Are imperative.

~ THE EpIroE or THE SUN--Sr: VIII
please tel me why England.
which Is lighting for the protection Of ncu-
trail Belgium. dld not ratity the Hague
Convention V, "'hr territory { neutral
Powers Is inviolabic," Sc. and why the
German "lIuns" did sign Il?
VIII you please tell mo why Tagiand
which {. lighting for civilization, humanity,
SC. did not raufy the Hague Conventions
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-27

Brother was complaining that lis nov
pumps were all marked up
That's nothing said sister. Usually
YOU come homo from dance with your
insteps and ankles all black and blue"
THE HEAVY Tor.
NEw YoRK. November 20.
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thriSiiani/ing China.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN--Sh'. I'm.
less CHINA Is Chr.stianilel by tho rest Of
;he world" says Miss Il'o Ding Lin. a
converted Chinese woman, "shs VIII
eventually lead the rest o: tho world TO
paEau!sm"
How can We "Chrlstianzo" now, with ali
the Krupps, Zcppe,ins and submarines
otherwise ,ugaged2 But
M lcspcrandum. lIio Ding Lin:
Home missions frst--thcn FOR An SIN.
JuItN llrRuFUr.
prNvrr, CO... November -.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-27
The Extent or This Nations RESPONSE
biiity for Protest or Enforcement.

~ TiIr EprToR or THE svN-Sr. Per
Wiz me, ,o al old and dpprecia,ive reader
pf THE SrN, Il few remarks bearing upon
H." cditu,lr' srt."'o m THE SUN ~ yes.
terday headed HAS the United States
Hn'r'o'"'d the Neutrality OF belgium"
II would appear from this article that
jH's" Hi, js oi the opinion that as one
'of the sguI,orlcs to tho treaty OF The
Hague, turbIdding tho violation Of neu.
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The accident Of American neutrality
need no mnre interfere with German plans
than the accident O. Belgium did. That A
German military expedition against can
ada by way OF Boston or New York might
probably be disastrous Il no reason why
Il should not be- attempted. That Amer
tea would permit Il l. urtnirkuhlr. such
lndemnit.es as might consequently he de-
manded from BOSTON and New York would
b" highly desirable ia the present STATE
OF German national expenses .-- PrOf@
BARRETT wendell Of HCrrdrd.
Professor WENDELL founders sadly
He had better stick 10 his subject OF
English literature.
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HARTFORD, Conn, November 25.
Perhaps Canon Douglas Does Not Quite
Get the Point.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Str: mas
much as In your editorial article OF No
vember rs you have done me the honor
OF referring to a newspaper report OF
recent address Of mine, 1t Is proper that
1 should correct an inaccuracy In that
report The reporter failed to catch the
important preamble to The passage OF my
speech which he took down. Ny pream-
bio was:
u n, articles o. the Hague Convention are
not a negligible scrap o. paper. then each OF
the contracting parties has = serious respoh
sibility.
Then followed my remarks. which IN
substance are correctly given.
II understand 1t. the contention OF
your editorial article Is that. although
some OF the ablest tursts and diplomats
of our generation endeavOred 10 draft
document which would lie OF permanent
service to the world IN international war
fare, nevertheless they failed, at least 50
far as this war is concerned. TO make II
binding
have seen many statements Of the
case pro and en-, but none that | can re-
member puts your view OF 1t as clearly
as your editorial article does.
have not seen Judge Holt's article, 10
which you also refer and from what you
say of It gather that he does not agree
with you But even IL your contention Is
altogether correct, may We not hope that
the efforts OF tho next Hague conference
will be more effective after the awful les
SONS which the world Is learning now?
GEORGE WILLIAM DOUGLAS.
Member of the Worlds Alliance for the
Promotion OF International Friendship.
NEW YORK, November rs.
The present suspension OF nearly all
the rules Of war, so far as the conven-
tons of the second conference at The
Hague are concerned, Is accomplished
not by negleCting but by strictly regard
ing the terms 81 that compact In each
case specified some one or more Of the
Powers now bclhgefent failed to ratify,
and therefore, as the conventions pro
vide, the rules become inope rativc. For
the United states Government Ia under
take To protest, AS Canon Douglas
urges, against the non-ObserVance of
rules voidcd 10y the treaty Itself, would
be to protest against the treaty itself.
Canon Douglas can hardly pcrs II in
maintaining nat to refrain from 50 do
ing IL "A course that viii brand US a.
towards" As for Iudgr Hult'S view Of
our treaty obligations, and az for the
circumstance that II does not agree
with THE SUNS view, We arc quite con-
tent TO let the Judge take care OF the
discrepancy in his own way. Bnt we
certainly share Canon Douglass hope
that the efforts of the next Peace Con
ference may be more effective.
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Former Ambassador IiEREicK = cred
tied by Paris journal with "a diplo-
mats fine remark because he said
when an airmans bomb. dropped near
the American Embassy, missed HIM ty
ten minutes: There are times when
man II more valuable :, the cause ~
humanity dead than alive" Aside from
the fact that his countrymeu prefer Mr.
HERRlcK alive and available for pub. 20
service, the iineness OF the remark Will
escape the practical mind.
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Congratulations on your seventy ninth
birthday. Don't let up IN talking hire
another stenographer and Civ" us more
OF your experiences and IDEAS --EpisoS
10 ANDREW CARNEGIr
Why this electrical incitation 10 n
public spirited citizen who is doing his
best2
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II must have been the supreme mo-
ment in GEORGE BERNARD SHAw's life
when his common sense was made an
issue in Parliament. Are We q UNI
derstand." demanded Mr.. ROWLAND
HUNT. that men OF the Bernard Shaw
type can publish anything they like,
however detrimental to the country 90
There is only one man OF the type, and
can Il he asked seriously whether any
thing he writes : detrimental 10 the
empire?
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Thanksgiving Contribution 10 the poctr, Of

To rur II roR mr. Tm SIR
IN" Stuilk - NuNlhHttr
Wa h.Hught - the l.uni hy tho war.
Nhi.r clean ont OF their 4phers
II bhcllIacked % tho rear
myerbrandeis,umar,
ions T. DAWN, " n
Srw YORK, November 20,
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II Is a sign OF tho dawn Of better fell
ing toward the British As h.utlrg mon
when the Bcridcr THgcbldu prints "a
handsome tribute IN the Ell iency and
valor of Sir JoHN FRENCHs men. Enc
mics who respect one another are on the
road 10 peace. although the way to it
may he long.
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The wisdom OF suppressing football
matches in England. which has been
proposed TO Parliament. IS question
able After all, II Is a healthy sport
akin 10 combat. and IL keeps the people
from brooding too much on the war.
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Resnuption ~ Industry

ira, hu.I au4 tla hear
nlt u'g.r ,Arr
That foreign nations hattie
on sound most dear.
1hcy leap tn hear
Tho merry t!ckers rattle
He. II.
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The decoration of the English alrmen

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SIrPE with the Legion Of Honor for their
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VIII. TX. X. XII. and XIII. and why the
German barbarians didf
Would II not have been human and civil
lied II England had then acted In these
matters by deeds instead Of hot air?
FREDERICK PETERS.
NEW YORK, November 20.
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NEW YORK. November IS.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-07-29

culent roots, has largely solved the
question Of food supply for this ami
NAL by providing 1t with IN abundance
easily accessible both in winter and In
summer. Truly the conditions of the
alfalfa field are such as to render life
easy for the gopher tribe. Not only
does the animal injure alfalfa by
actual consumption Of the roots, but
by covering up a considerable portion
sometimes 20 per cent? of the ares
badly infested, and by rendering the
crop in fields SO infested difficult to
harvest. OF the many methods of
combating these animals, poisoning
has been found at once the quickest
and most efficient. This is done by
putting carbon bisulphid into the bur-
row and closing the burrow at once.
The fluid may be poured into the bur
row directly from the bottle Gan unc
Of the liquid or preferably a wad Of
cotton saturated and rolled into the
hole. and the opening closed i'm
mediately.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-07-29
FEW PRACTICAL FARM NOTES
orehardIst Who Has Sprayed His
Trees Can Send Clean Fruit to
Manufacturing Hay Crop.

Don't try to do all the farm work
today and tomorrow. There are more
days coming. Save strength for the
tussle that is coming by and by.
The fruit crop is likely to be short
this year and the man who has
sprayed his trees and can send clean
fruit to market will reap his reward.
The man who makes a good seed
bed and then puts any old seed into
1t that comes along Is like the man
who tried to lift himself by the boot
straps.
The farmer who keeps taking fer.
tility from the soil without putting
anything back, will O put his farm
In such condition that it will not raise
even a mortgage.
When you can get a fair price for
your wool let 1t go. It does not pay
to hold wool over q year on the
chance of getting a better market,
when you consider interest and loss
Of the use Of money. This applies to
most other farm crops.
There Is such q thing as being too
economical in cutting your hay crop.
l have seer meadows badly injured
by setting the machine SO that it will
cut too low. This is especially true
where we have a long spell of hot,
dry weather after haying. The grass
roots are seriously injured by too
close moving. Better leave an inch
or two more on the stalk and save
your meadows.