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"WHAT EVERY HONEST PERSON
kNOUS."
A Bsy state Progressive TO Jersey
"Iopsi,lcd'' Republican.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sfr: ]
read In THE SrN OF May 20 letter
written you by person designating HIM
self - Republican" and apparently Nv
Ing In Newark, y. J. That letter exactly
typlfies tho lopsided, narrow minded
stand pat individual who has helped to
wreck the Republican party. He IL OF
course a rabd Halter OF Colonel Roosevelt
and | presume this warrants one In not
taking his unreasonable statements too
seriously. His hatred has warped his
mind badly and he can see nothing but
disgrace and selfish motives" In those
who admire and support the Colonel
What ground has that Republican for
assuming that Colonel Roosevelt VIII run
for President on the Progressive ticket In
1915? | am Just as sincere "A Republican
as the author OF that letter ~. but |
realize that Colonel Roosevelt II the one
hope OF the Republican party In 1915,
and that he II best fitted to restore II to
It's former prestige and to give II success
In the future. Every honest person
knows that Roosevelt was the choice OF
the majority OF Republicans In 1912. and
he did Just right In resenting such tactics
as Root and Taft used during the cam
paign and the convention.
I believe that Colonel Roosevelt is as
popular as ever. II not more popular, ana
that his greatness and good Judgment
will mean his nomination and election In
1916. Certainly the country has had
enough of Democratic rule and the one
source OF relief will be Colonel Roosevelt
and wholesome. cleaner Republican
party. Il. WILSON LINCOLN
Boston, June .,
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FETTERS or WOMAN.
Clothes and shoes Keep the True Goddess
From BEING Patent I'm Her Walk.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Sr! To-
day, while sitting in Edgewood Park, lis
tening to the songs OF the birds and drink
ing deep OF the cooling breeze, | became
Interested In watching the procession OF
maids and wives, children and girls. From
the study OF their faces | passed to the
contemplation. from hats to shoes, OF the
declle edged costumes now In vogue. My
Inspection included the carriage OF the
ladies, none of whom. except the elderly,
seemed TO have free stride, all the
younger generation having "a walk worse
than that In the days OF "thc Grecian
bend" arrived at the conclusion the
shoes, coupled with the atrocious design
OF their clothing, are the cause.
Why could there not be school or
ganized to train suitable art students to
design women's clothes. that both beauty
and utility may be combined therein? As
the present styles undoubtedly emanate
from mindless persons, II might first be
necessary TO develop brains IN designers.
but even that seems possible to an opti-
mlstic person. IL that end could be at
tained then we might hone for womens
shoes so contrived that walking In them
would be possible
YsPApnADEN PENKAwR.
New HAVEN, Conn, May 81
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Miss KArHARINE BEMENr DAVIS,
Commissioner Of Correction. j. entitled
To much credit for her energetic cru.
SADIE against the drug evil In our local
institutions. She seems Ia have era spai
the existing condition as soon ms she
took charge of her department, and she
has fought It untlrlngly. In the lates'
Developments she appears rs having
adopted the proper methods for her
crusade. The employment OF her own
agents rs detectives to expose the sys'
TEN and fasten the guilt whore 1t be-
longs Ia IA procedure beyond criticism
or cavil. It Is far better than depriv'
ing prisoners Of privileges to which
they are entitled merely In order tc
prevent possible abuse.
Now that Miss DAVIS seems to he In
way to break mp the entire corrupt
traffic and to bring those concerned In
It to justice, 1t may be expected that
she will make n clean job Of It. II Is
to he hoped that with the aid OF the
District Attorney and the courts the
lesson will be made 40 snlutary thai
there will be no recurrence Of the evi
for many n year.
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FIRST, LET US KEEP FAITH,
Treaty obligations and the Subs'tiizing
of American Commerce.

To THE EpiToB or TIRE suN--Sir: Mr..
M MS" Illuminating letter addressed
TO ex-Presdent Taft In THE Sun OF this
morning prompts me TO say that the clause
in the -Pauncefote treaty providing
that the canal shall be open to all ma
lions with no determinations Indicates
clearly that the word all" includes this
nation, else OF what use would the word
be? III the United States exempts its
own shipping from paying tolls, Is not that
discrimination against England' AZ
much as II, for instance. on the ground
that we own the canal and can do as we
like, we gave free tolls to Germany!
Englands main object in that treaty
was to protect It's own shipping interests,
and II she had right. as we must as
sumo she had, to demand that all nations
should be treated alike In the freedom OF
passage and equality of tolls, OF what use
would that clause he II United states
shipping were exempt?
What difference Is there II British trade
IL Injured by the United States or by
some other nation? II she is discrlnii-
| mated against by us she might not be
much worse off IL the discrimination
| against her were extended to- include
| other nations. No doubt therefore can
| there be that "all nations meant par
ticularly the United states
on the other hand. the canal should ne
made as far as possible to stand on a
strictly business footing and to derive all
| the revenues that II Is entitled to. That
means the paying Of tolls by every ship
that passes through II. no matter where
| Il came from. IL the exemption advocates
mean thus TO extend subsidy to Ameri-
can shipping. that II the wrong way
around. The proper and only right way
Is to collect all tolls first, and then pay n
subsidy to those entitled to 1t under the
| law. Then we should know the exact
| revenues derived from the canal and the
! exact amount paid for subsidies.
| That American shipping should receive
/ suitable encouragement in the way or
! legislation. call IL subsidies II you will. IL
very clear to any one who can read The
spectacle OF seeing fast freight and pas
senger service from New York 20 Buenos
! Ayres having to go by way of Southamp-
ton and Cherbourg speaks volumes about
the utter neglect OF the American mer-
chant marine by Its own country.
In the face OF efforts made to Improve
| our trade relations with the South Ameri-
can countries we must appear very simple
minded In tho eyes Of our European com
petltors. LEoNCE FRAtssiNEr.
HoBoKES, n. j., June l.
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for President why should "our Tight"

for President why should our ngnt
be n long one? It's only two years
since Truth was crushed to earth.
Truth is now literally on deck and
himself again.
AS for compromise" isn't Brother
BIRD chipping all too boldly In the
sweet Innocence OF his dewy morn
Touched-and there Is nobody more
gifted or experienced in touching
by one wonder working hand, "corrup-
ton and reaction" turn to purity and
advanced humane ideas. II Is even
possible that such reprobate as the
Colonel's once dear friend "Mr."
BARNES. or even his other friend "Mr."
prNRosr. might he changed from fiend
to angel. just as that holy Pennsyl-
vanian Bill Finn was.
NO. no. lovely but too confident BiRD
Is it for that worthy little fly catcher
the pewee To read the dark abyss of
the eagles mind?
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The size Of Angels.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE suN--Sr: Sub
scrlber" Is unfortunate in his reference
Acts l.. 8 ct seq" There Is neither In the
verse mentioned nor in the chapter indi-
Gated implication, even by Inference. that
two men In white apparel are angels.
He should have consulted the index 10
his Concordance. where he would have
found numerous more effective and telling
references. but the commentators differ,
and ! must remain In doubt. worried and
In great travail of spirit, until the Hon.
Josephus Daniels, leader of the hosts OF
righteous abnegation In the navy settles
the question finally. lie should know.
ARToIs DE CAPET.
RALEIGH, y. C.. May 80.
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shingles.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuH-Sir; Mr..
Henry Pierce Davis In Il letter to THE
SUN endeavors to make It appear that We
are having awful hard times at some
manufacturing point in New Jersey where
ne makes wooden shingles" He COM
plains that whore he gave employment to
500 men only eleven are now at work.
1t IL probably true. but why Because
galvanized steel shingles are now cheaper
and last longer than wooden ones II IL
change OF conditions, not the fault OF
President Wilson'S tariff reduction. Slate,
tin and tile are now used with more salts
factory results and last indefinitely.
FAN IN line, Mr.. Davis. and sniff your
business around to meet demand and con-
ditIons; wood shingles are still used Ia
sheet the outside walls OF country homes
and are very ornamental.
STEPHEN II. SAYEE.
OTIsyItIF June 2.
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While the llyeliest Of Colonels Is In
command Of the Atlantic and It's regl-
ment Of rough riders, with their yea
steeds. furious and frantic" II Is com
forting to hear some replication Of his
regretted sounds from the lips Of his
famulus. the Hon. FRANCIS WILLIAM
BIRD. grandson and namesake or once
famous Liberal Republican Of Mnssa-
chusetts ana son of the permanent
Progressive candidate for Governor of
TINT ancient and illltrratc Common
wealth Young MIR. RIRD inherits II
pleasing loudncss. No other electricity
can be half 50 positive. From his chief
he has derived some smack OF that
tempered and polished expression that
balance and restraint which we oil al
mire Speaking after the manner of
the tobacconlsts. nre not these Oyster
! Bay seconds:
our duty Is TO continue the iigh'
/ against corruption ana reaction. tlow
! long the people Of the State will continue
| r. yotc into ONCE the craven and Typo
| critical medlocrltcs that both old Organi.
cations generally shield themselves behlnt
IL hard 10 say our fight may be Ions
one. and Is sure 10 be hard one, but fo
! THOSE who are determined to better c0ndl
tons In this State there can be no com
promise"
Mr., BIRD Is admirably young. III
doesn't remember 1>Ns. when the peopl,
of this State voted his Colonel int,
office AT Albany; 1DOi, when they helpc,
vote him into office ut Washington
1908, when they accepted his candidat,
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No doubt the Commissioners OF In
ternal Revenue all over the country
viii find an embarrls sing tendency on
the part of income tax payers to settle
IN cash rather than in certified checks,
The check drawn to the collectors
order II equivalent to a declaration by
the drawer of the amount OF his Income
and so il becomes to every one through
whose hands It passes revelation OF
his most intimate business secret. This
lis specially distasteful to men OF mod
crate means. the class, say, between
the $4,000 limit and $4,000 a year,
where no doubt can arise through
super tax complications. There are many
who do not Wish even their bankers to
know their exact means, and to these
the only recourse IL cash payment of
tho tax. Throughout. the income tax In
nuisance and an imposition. not on
| account Of the monetary burden but be-
cause of the inevitable Ineddling and
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THE DYsAPPEARTN0 STATE.
The All SWALLOWING PaternaIism OF the
Federal Government.

FeueFh government.
To THE EpfToR or THE suN--Str. Can
one read the dispatches that come from
Washington, especially those of the rail-
road investigations, without some misglv-
ings7 II IL easy to rhapsodize upon the
reign of righteousness and to anathema-
tize the evil that has been. Crime and sin
were never popular and tho public con-
science at all times approves their dis
covery and punIshmsnt. Hut In the fer
vor for purity. in the pssslon for direct
action. there Ia danger of losing sight OF
fundamental principles.
Can our own iconoc,nsts pulI dow, and
spare at their eleotjon. and not rather
sweep away altogether 18th the real con-
struction of the past and the dream struc-
lures of their theories I'm one catacIysm?
I recently was talking with n man who
not long since stood vary high in the
councils OF ono of tho polltical parties
He said he saw no excuse for the states
that they were 40 much baggage In the
way OF our natural political development
and that they were I'm process OF being
eliminated. Perhaps every one would not
be so frank a. 10 admit that. but IL would
he very nara 10 deny rOnktnCinElX tnat
tho States are approaching the definition
Mctternich used of Italy, geographical
expressions" They are becoming less and
less functional. and I'm government as in
biology loss OF function smells decadence
Perhaps, owing to changing social coin
dltIons. state lines were from the begin
ming doomed TO yield. but slnce the civil
war the Federal Government has adj
yanced by leans. Widening legislation by
Congress. tn. increasing prestige OF the
Federal departments. more elaborated or.
ranizatIon of Tn. Central government. I'm
a word the increased f,,netlonine OF WASH
/ iry,on all ho,o w,rked IN mi. md for
what Ia added IN ono Mace mus, nv in
! eyitabIe law. be subtracted from another.
t,van thu polica nowor which 1. con-
ceived to be especIalIy n matter of local
Jurisdiction. IL be,nr abridged nv laws of
| ConRr,ss The United atatcs courts are
ovarhurd.ned with business ,nuch NJ Il,
of a sor, unfomiliar IN IN. Older doelsat.
pnternaIIsm "a In tho air and tho great
father ia n, IN. cani,al
va ussd IN be ,augb, ,b,, ,ho .,.nan,a,
foc, NJ Amer,can oo,o,iza,ion ua. loc,l
.,lf -govcrnme,, HANG. the oryaniyatio,
y, tho ,oy,rs and ,ba ,o,yn ,,es,,ngs which
daveloned p.crlIarlv in New England
uenca Conpreaational,sm tho Nav Eng
land exnression in rol,yion NJ mi, govern
mon, hv comuun,,v posarv.a no,,,Ic,,
rights ,,os aoyma 7, may n. said 1,
was n ni,y,,e wh,c,, 4, tool, , war 20 nv.
erciss IL "s,a,e rights" today anv.
thing but "A actionq There IL a rennon,
of state en.rgiss but . right I'm l.yal
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Pennsylvania 10 Missouri.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir:
Boiled down To plain English Mr. Met
calls letter in this mornings Sun simply
means that the CHECKER" minds his own
business. while the reformer minds every
body clsc's
This Is Just the difference between a
blessing and a curse to the community.
Mr., Metcalf, being from Missouri, II
probably unable to appreciate such small
difference as that. Others OF us do.
I'm from Pennsylvania. It's better to
be from Missouri than from Nebraska.
FRANK PATTERSON.
NEW York, June l.
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MRS. ADAMsoN LEADS REVOLT.
Originates Income Tax Protest so'
woman Suffrage Party.

A resolution introduced by Mrs Robert
Adamson at a recent meeting OF the city
committee OF the Woman Suffrage party
calls upon all women who have TO pay
an income tax to accompany the payment
by protest. The suggested form reads
This tax Is paid under protest by a
woman because the Government denies
her the right to vote"
More than 10000 new names were re-
ported az added to the roll OF the Woman
Suffrage party by the two weeks canvass
throughout sixty-three Assembly dis
trlcts. The canvassers had the enthusi-
astic cooperation OF the tradesmen In
many districts. The Borough OF Richmond
had 1850 enrolments. The Twenty-ffth
district of Manhattan had more than
1000, the results of tho efforts OF twenty
workers. who dlned together each evening
at the home OF a different member Of the
squad. Most other districts reported on.
roments OF from 400 10 600.
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SEEKS TO GUST GLYNN JUDGES.
Taxpayers Case Against hoy and
UyIan Now Under Advisemcpt

Supreme Court Justice JRycoX "
Brooklyn reserved decision yesterday %
Il motion 20 Dust County Judges Roy ara
Hylan. both recently appointed ~ GOV
Glynn Tho action Is brought thrJ"E
the Attorney Generals ONCE by william II.
Snyder a. taxpayer. He alleges ma
both appointments are iileAa,.
Following lengthy arguments Jus'se
Jnycox took the papers IN the case. an
nounclng that he would hand down h'a
decision speedily, so that the Atornel
General may carry the case 10 the Court
OF Appeals before the end of the month
Many prisoners sentenced for long terHls
will be affected II the decision 10 agalhs'
the Judges.
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THE POST OFFICE EASEMENT.
should the Public service Commission
Apply 10 Congress:

To THE EpIToR or THE SUS-Sir: II
IL we'll understood fact that the Secre-
tary OF tho Treasury has only the custody
and control of real estate owned by tho
United states
He cannot convey 1t or grant an inter-
est therein without action OF Congress au-
thorizng the transfer.
why does not the Public Service Com
mission apply while Congress In In session
for an enabling act for the easement un-
der the Post Office needed for subway
purposes. thereby saving much time now
apparently wasted? OLD READER.
NEW YoRK, June 2.
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WILL PRESS WAR OF UNIONS
Marble Workers 20 strike where
Bricklayers Set Stone.

Stephen Hogan. secretary OF tho Intcr-
narionai Marble Workers Association,
which In now holding It's annual convention
at Beethoven Hall, 321 Fast Seventy-thrd
street, said yesterday that II had been
decided to take up the fight between the
marble workers and the brlckiayers over
the question al 20 which tradeis entitled
to the work OF setting tho marble prepared
by the marble workers, The bricklayerS,
by doing this work, he said, are tryirs
to wipe out the marble workers Organize
ton. Strikes OF the marble workers, ne
snid. will be declared on buildings through
out the country where bricklayors ~"
doing tho disputed work.
I'VE have been awarded 'hia work ~
recent decision OF the American Fedora
ton OF Labor" he said.
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Carranza's Related Interest In
Media ION.

The eleventh hour concern of General
CARRANzA 10 be represented In the me-
diation proceedings at Niagara Falls IL
zeal enough, hut the explanation of bis
Sodden change Of front IN only to be
conjeciured. Originally he accepted
mediation in principle hut wanted to
know what questions It would deal
with. His communication addressed to
the mediators was not answered. and
the conference met. Its discussions
were not reported. The plan at last
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prying into concerns which every self
respecting map likes to keep to himself.

It cannot be urged that the judges
In play competition were prejudlced
in favor of the well made drama when
they awarded the prize to writer who
has done little or no work for the stage
but has gained respected place In litera-
ture. The prizes OF such competitions
usually go to beginners. "The Gladia-
tor" which won the Forrest prize for
DR.. BIRD, was his first play and the i'm
pulse to the two that followed, Ora
loosa" and "The Broker of Bogota."
An actor gave 1.-THE Gladiator" to
the stage. which cherished 1t through
at least two generations OF actors. 1t
may be that this contest organized by
WINTHROP AMEs will also bring forth
a work that will endure as long, and TO
live through two generations OF actors
Is long existence for a play.
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The Trup mt.

Much eccentric assertion and curious
philosophy is bestowed upon that row
Ing great council OF sociologlsts the
United States Commission on Indus.
trial Education. In all that weller OF
theory he his our special thanks, that
assistant superintendent Of New York
schools who emitted this:
AS rule the truant Is the result OF in
efficient handling by the teacher in the
school"
The assistant superintendent may be
right must be right. Of course. Doubt
less boys have been nightly improved
to keep pace with the rest Of the coun-
try. dizzy high on the stills Of uplift
and also To he reproach To their
backward parents Possibly, probably.
boys In cities are another race from
those under the greenwood tree. We
speak of boys only because 1t used to
be held by these young savages that
among the multltudinous reasons for
despisng "the sex" was It's utter lgno-
rance Of the joys OF playing trunnt.
| Possibly urban boys love school and
never utter the nbhorrent sentiment of
| the immemorial lines:
GOOD by, scholar good by. school.
Good by, teacher. darned old fool" y
There must be several hundred thou
sand grown boys In this town, though,
( whose young idea was tnught To shoot
/ In rural schoolhouses some brick but
more wooden: the venerable even knew
| benches carved with many n name
FOOLS cap, dark closet, strap AMI ferule.
who wants to 20 TO school unless it's
raining too hard to permit anything
that counts to- he done? II Is not
natural TO 90 tn school. Woodchucks
rabbits, ganders and gobblers tenemies
leered or stoned on every days Sho'
lnstic Journey. birds nests. horn pouts
fruit and nut trees, currnnt bushes
bosses don't go to school. Dogs don't
20 TO school. They fight: never fight
at incoming or recess. Devils darninc
needles. carvings. horse hair snakes and
other deadly and fascinating outdoor
things are always on vacation, Heal
that fat humble bee just come In at the
window. "Say. after school I'll show
you where there's hornets nest" Yes
bur It's a long time until 1 o'clock.
As rule the truant Is the result OF
being a boy. lie is tho delight and
pride Is life. lie Is the revolt against
. / r.uua.vnI,tI4f,. Ia ~ fhp fnatinpt an
freedom. lie Is the awful guilty JOY
of lawlessness Him detection ant
punishment await. but his manly hear
and we'll roslned hand shall not finch
and even the trivial and inferior order
"the girls" shall be appalled, by hi
deyilishness and nwed by his courage
lie il CAIN. He IN Dr. FAUsTus. HI
is BURTON. LIVINGSTONE and +. Il.
Bucollc trunnts. mind you. Whel
they smell the lllucs, when they henI
the icp cracking ana booming on thu
bond, when 1.-The crust" Is hard enough
Ia bear. when the first blucberries nr'
reported. when there Is n circus within
ten miles and Mt MI other proper time
the desire of truancy. and very llkel!
the truant officer selves them. Cai
anybody Of woman born tell us whn
IN thunder can be learned in n year o
school one.threc hundred and sixty
nth part as valuable, let alone MS pleas
nnt, as what trunnt Of happy dispo
sl,ion can learn on, OF school in half nj
nfterno0nl The trunnt IL the nnturn
} "human boy"
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HIocL Celebration To-day.

The 3OOth anniversary of Capt Adrisen
Blocks discovery that vessels could pass
through He'll Gate Into Long Island souno
will be celebrated to-day at III Amerstort
p,aca. Brooklyn. Lewis H. Pounds, Presl-
dent of the Borough Of Brooklyn, will pre-
side.
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The administration of President Memo
CAL In Cuba has not suffered seriously
from political feuds, but the conviction
and punishment Of Governor ERNEsTo
AsRERT of Havana and his friends Rep
resentative ARiAs and Senator WHALES
for the shooting OF Chief of Police An
MANDo RtvA on July 7, 1913, will inevi-
tably breed trouble. In his campaign
for the Presidency General MENocAL had
the support OF the Asbertistas, an ag-
gresslve and powerful faction. and the
alliance may have decided the election
in his favor. At any rate. the AS
bertistas believe that General MENocAL
Is under a deep obligation to them.
Should the President fail to Intervene to
save the defendants in tho 1tiva case
from the consequences OF an act that
is condemned In Havana as n political
assassination. he will have an ugly
situation to deal with. The Asbertistas
will make common cause with his enc
mics In the Liberal party. and the
combination would not he above tam
pering with the police and the army.
Governor AsBERr himself has n large
following. and It will be surprising II
the peace can be kept without display
Of force. President MENocAL must he
prepared to put down violence at any
cost TO his own political fortunes.