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The Red. white, blue and Green
Yesterday.

Tradition to the contrary nOtwith.
standing, the weather Of yesterday was
not unusual. Fair skies. golden light
and balmy brcezes have oftener than
not blessed st. Patrick's day in the
course Of the last twenty years. SO the
annual demonstra ton OF fealty by his
faithful sons has generally been pleas
ure pageant and In no sense penance.
1t IL equally true. however. that when
the bad days came they never damp
ened the enthusiasm Of the good saints
devotees. For the faith that IL in them
they have always been ready to brave
the elements and indeed much worse.
Impressive and touching in It's reve-
lation Of deep seated instincts Of love
and loyalty Is this yearly parade Of our
fellow citizens OF Irish birth and de.
scent. There Is nothing incompatible
between pa ssionate sincerity In the sen.
timents to which vent In given on st.
Patrick's day and the most heartfelt
tidelity to American citizenship.
1t Is sometimes said that our citizens
OF Irish race are too apt TO consider
the interests Of the Old Country In their
views and action upon American poll.
tics. Probably nothing is further from
their conscious intention The truth
seems to be that the distrust and dis
like Of British ideals and British
methods which they drink In with their
mothers milk sometimes unconsciously
color their opinions; and they carry,
almost without knowing 1t, into Ameri.
can affairs the instinct Of opposition
which had Its origin In Old World differ.
ences. Perhaps even Senator O'GoRMAN
isn't really conscious Of the strength OF
this racial impulse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-18
The Cost Of Provisional Salvation

Should the. Rev. BILLY SUNDAY he
asked to come TO this town to carry
on campaign" In behalf OF the
Protestant churches? The Methodist
preachers at their Monday meeting
were nearly unanimous" THE Sun
tells us. In voting No. A Pittsburg
divine told the brethren that BuLY's
answer to every criticism Of him and
his methods Is eco to hell" re-
Spouse smacking Of the old Adam. To
many OF Mr.. SUNDAYS admirers this
speech OF Tartarus. II he uses It, H.
doubtless m irresistible charm. Copi-
Gus slang Is a Recommendations: "scath
Ing" language always rejoices the pub
lie; profanity In pulpiteer's mouth
should be irresistible. 1t might be de
scribcd as taking the kingdom Of
heaven by violence Of language.
According TO Pittsburg's smiter Of
Mr.. SUNDAY, that summary theologian
Is arbitrary: tells the churches what
they must do; how many Of them must
close temporarily 80 as not to compete
with his appearances. These are mi
nor matters Even II Mr.. SUNDAY has
imported from the field Of his earlier
triumphs the ways OF bossism. n he
once Is accepted, " his sincerity is
granted and his vulgnrities are for
given and no undue "commercialism -
cings to his performances. II IL not for
the churches to quarrel with his con
troll. If they send for him they admit
by implication that ne can or may de-
what they can't do for the unconverted
II becomes their duty to yield to the
will and energy of such rough spoken
bur persuasive Orpheus OF souls.
What Is most curious In the Monday
the economic side Of the Pittsburg man.
ifpstation:
1T cost PittsburG $4,000 to hear Mr.
SUNDAY and 3.lo7 converts were made.
or about $40 per convert The preachers
agreed that not more than twelve Of those
converts would remain faithful and that
$50, 900 was pretty high price to pay for
them. The preachers said they could d,
much better themselves al much less cost .
1t may be said that soul Is price
less. even q Plttsburg soul: hut with
out irreverence II might be argued ths
II the figures given are correct the
cost OF the Sunday Conversions" /,
excessive. Outside Of the financial ex
hibit. here Is a perpetual knot Of ere
vivals," whether In the backwoods oI
the cities. The Overstimulation OF I'll,
religious instinct, the communicative
ardOr or frenzy, the effect Of "sugges
ton" the separati Of religion from
morality. the intoXication Of crowds
the substitution OF swift excitement fol
hard. painful. genuine growth In thu
knowledge Of the Lord, the easy econ
versions" the easier backslIdngs al
this IL ancient ground. BILLY SUNDAi
Is merely an extreme case Of familiar
type. As TO his converts, as to thos,
Of less rude "revivalists," the ques
ton always remains Of the perma
nency Of conversions hut surely lively.
so,ils--supposing the anti-Sunday rec
| ord To be correct-twelve souls for
$4,000 Ia high price only In thu
eyes of the children OF this world; ano
Pittsburg is only too well known.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-18
Are the Public schools Firetraps?

In the March number OF FIRE Prercn
ton, the organ OF the American So
ciety for Fire Prevention, CHARLES G
ARMSTRONG, an engineer whose com
potency Is vouched for by the fact that
he "has been the consulting engineer %
the last three Governors of the State %
New York, and for the Borough PresI
dents office In Manhattan while Mr.
MCANENY was the incumbent" has the
first OF a series Of articles In which tn,
construction, equipment, and manage
nient of the public schools OF this town
are to he discussed under the disturbing
title Every Public School In New York
City Called a Firetrap." Mr.. ARMSTRONG
does not devote his opening chapter 10
mere genernlities. Instead he gives the
names OF school buildings, Old and new,
which he considers dangerous to their
occupants, and photographs OF the In.
stallations that he denounces as menac.
Ing the buildings and those who are
Obliged 10 use them.
MI ARMSTRONG points out that In the
most modern Of school rooms 1--WE lind
wooden doors, wooden window sashes,
wooden furniture. aud In some ca ses
wooden rails leading upstairG The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-18
First Fruits Of the New TariH
A Washington despatch In yester-
days SUS gave the official figures OF
four months Of the Underwood tariff:

A Washington despatch In yester-
days SUN gave the official figures OF
four months Of the Underwood tariff:
THE total value OF all manufacturers
materials imported in the four months
under the new law was 5000. 900. 900. as
against $347. 100000 in the same months
under the Payne law. n reduction Of 10
per cent. manufactures ready for con-
sumption 1000, 900. against $4,000
900. an increase OF about s per cent, and
foodstufs sl61. 100000. against $4,000
0e0. an increase OF 20 per cent"
Has the increased importation of
foodstuffs reduced the cost Of living IL
any extent? The local price Of eggs
has tumbled five cents "A dozen. That
seems to Ice all.
What shall he said OF the creased
importation Of raw material. OF rub
Der and Its substitutes. OF pig tin, OF
hides and skins, Of chemicals. silk
hemp. jute. even wool? The American
sheep is no longer protected; the iniqui-
ties Of Schedule X have been redressed ;
yet less wool came into the country
than In the corresponding months when
the Payne-Aldrich monster had not
been slain.
II Is still too early to judge the new
tariff; everybody not fanatic or ar
interruptions partisan hopes that tn,
law will work well. Its beginnings how
ever. show loss Of revenue, decrea set
impOrtations Of raw and partly manu-
featured materials in many great In
dustries, stimulated and enlarged I'm.
portation of finished manufactures.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: In
George g. Musgrave's letter In THE sun
IN West Africa l was giad TO see at last
,ue slight trhlte To the American negroes
who haS- been rcpa ridttd IN Liberia.
Those cOlOniats were very lew among n
big mass OF regular natives, but they
have made Il distinct improvement IN a I
general conditions, They have advanced,
not refrigerated. and they have enor.
mously bettered the local tribes Captain
Masgrave Is the first man, so far as 7
know. to express something else thun
herson and contempt for American
negroes who have returned To the land
Of their forefathers. After three visits
feel that the common. attitude toward
them IL distinctly unfair.
FRED J. HoorER.
NEW YORK, March ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-18

When GEORGE V. assembled the throne
IN England nothing seemed more un-
likely than his attaining the popularity
of his distinguished father Not only
was GEORGE regarded as a stold mcdi-
Jcrity but he was supposed 10 be in
leading strings to a puritanical wife.
No one expected him TO develop into a
sportsman or to mix" freely with his
people. But GEORGE had been a sailor,
and was really very liberal in his
IDEAS. Already ne has a stable which
he hopes will produce a Derby winner,
md ne II taking an interest in p.ebeian
sports with a bonhomie that shows him
IN a new Light. Evidently the King does
not acknowledge petticoat government,
md his subjects may soon be toasting
him as "a jolly good fellow, which no.
body can deny
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only because. he was not proceeding
cautiously in thick weather.

only because, ne was not proceeding
cautiously In thick weather.
Captain SARGENT's report. II Ia satls-
mander Of the Monroe was individually
active and courageous in trying to save
his passengers: the charge against him
In this respect seems to be that he was
not master Of the situation and did not
order things with foresight when the
Monroe was found to be sinking. II
has been the Impression that the Mon
roe went down 20 quickly there was but
scant time for the most skilful captain
to distinguish himself. II the Monroe
had noated ten minutes longer every
passenger and sailor would probably
have been saved.
The evidence and reports will 70 to
Captain SEELEY, the supervising In.
slector at New York. for his Judgment
and ultimately to Steamboat Inspector.
General CHLER at Washington. We
venture to say that II will be rega rded
ms little short Of scandalous II respon.
siblllfy for the disaster is not unmis-
tnkably fixed. One captain must have
been more at fault than the other. and
aside from the question Of seamanship
II may be asked whether the construc.
ton OF both the Monroe and the Nan.
tucket was In keeping with reasonable
requirements for the safety Of pas
sengers. Specialists have used some
very plain language about the bulkhead
design OF the Monroe, and they have In.
sisted that II her construction had been
really modern there would have been
practically no loss Of life. The travel
ling public Is entitled TO know whether
there Is amy foundation for this judy.
ment. Captain SARGENT In his report
deals with this phnse Of the disaster.
and 1t should have the particular at
tention Of his superiors
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-18
Our Great Warships and Others.

A. our latest dreadnought. the New
York. is about To run into blue water to
have her speed trial she IL hailed as
the most powerful Of the worlds bat.
tleships. The fact OF the matter is the
Texas. already built Is a sister ship
They differ only in minor details. or
-, 600 tons displacement lfull load dis
placement about 2S.iOO tons) the Texas
and New York will carry main batter
les Of ten II inch guns and secondary
batteries Of twenty-one 3 inch guns
The Nevada and Oklahoma. which were
mid down on October 81, 1912, and No
yember 4, 1912. respectively, will have
a slightly larger displacement but the
same batteries. Considerably more for.
midable, because they will carry two
more II inch guns, are, on paper, the
Pennsylvania. now about III per cent.
completed. and go which Is about 4
per cent. completed. They will have
displacement OF 81 400 tons, with the
greater length and beam required by
their larger batteries. When the Penn
sylvania and 80" go into commission
the United States will POSSESS six great
sixty-fOur In all.
While the Pennsylvania and 80" in
displacement, length and thickness of
armOr Will be truly levlathans and
very powerful floating fortresses, 1t
must be understood that other sea
Powers are planning and building great
capital ships worthy to he classed with
our own. Japan began TO construct the
Fuse of 10000 tons In March. 1912. and
has since, If reports may he credited,
laid down three other battleshps OF
this type. They will carry main batter
les Of ten II inch guns, and their con-
tract speed Is 22.5 knots, more than a
knot faster than that Of the Pennsyl-
vonia and go" The American ships
with two extra big guns, will he more
D., powerful II little slower. japan Is
also building three IIiyei battle cruis
ers of 21.5OO tons and - knots speed
which will carry eight Ii inch guns.
But warship construction In Japan pro.
ceeds sluggishy. Indeed, it may be as
sumed that long before her seven cap
ital ships are completed both the Penn
sylyania aud $50" will be flying the
American Nag.
In three Of the European navles the
10 inch gun for dreadnoughts Is as.
sured. The British battleshlps Queen
Elizabeth aud Warsplte OF 1880 tons
displacement, both launched several
months ago, will have eight OF these
tremendous guns In their main batter,
les; their sister ships, Barham and
Royal Sovereign, were laid down early
last year: and four other ships OF the
same armament must have been started
by this time. The German battleshlps
Ersatz Worth and 4, whose displace-
ment has not been revealed but will be
not less than 2s,0OO tons, are to carry
eight IL inch guns. The Germans max
great claims for this big gun OF theirs
Italy must be reckoned with. She has
Manned four battleships Of the Dandolo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-18
COMPENSATION LAWS.
\ Physicians View Of Their superiority
TO Employers' Liability Acts.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS--Sir: In
Massa chusetts as IN New York evidently
he change from an employers liability
% workinGmen's compensation law con-
templates for the first time the r.sponsi-
Sility such legislation expresses as 10
medical attention. hospital care and medl
cine.
Hitherto these were practically ignored
and as result Il has been stated that
next to the actual victims of iriustr. al
accidents themselves the greatest losers
by the old method II settlement were the
doctors and the charitable medical instl-
tutions. The utter disregard OF these OBJ
'igations and the wholesale appropriation
'or their own benefit OF the bensvolence
underlying the practice of medicine by
the casualty and indemnity companies was
one reason for the assumpticn OF theR.
iutiss by the state. In Massachusetts II
: estimated that the benefit to the In
'ured wage earners in that state VII be
Eve times as much as that awarded under
he employers liability law and will total
above 50. 000. 900 In the first year.
During the discussion Of this subject in
his State IL was shown that out Of the
- 600 600 & year psid by EMPLOYERS for
accident Insurance but $1,000 900 was
AID out In settlement or claims for In
iuries
Inasmuch as these claims were resste Cd
WI principle to the last extremity OF the
aw under rules which have been STYLED
IN effect a reversed form Of barratry, one
nalf OF the amount actually received must
he deducted for collection under TIE so per
sent. contingent fee ordinarily paid
Based on these figures the new comprn-
sation law merely reverses the fOrme'
status OF .he insurer and the insured II
'akes cognizauce Of the responsibility for
medical se-vic" rs we'll as legal servic.
md puts the Obligation for the repair and
-estoration Of human heing on the sams
Nasis as that Of a piece OF property. Last
nut not least IL eliminates the adtuste~ and
he ambulance chaser and the 50 per cent.
contingent zee
,IoHH Y. DAWN, NJ u.
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II IL a pity that the Thought did no,
,ome to our naval authorities as to the
Germans to celebrate the twenty NTH
anniversary Of the great storm at Ap!a.
There are few finer episodes in Amer.-
an naval history than that of the
Trenton going ashore with the crew AT
quarters and the band playing THE
star Spangled Banner" Recitation o;
he facts with appropriate comment and
he paying of the national anthem
should be an excellent stimulus to the
young sallormen Of to-day. teaching
hem how men enrolled under their
'ountry's nag should face danger and
Death
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The Monroe Disaster Inquiry .

The investigation OF the Nantucket
Monroe collision on January 30, which
resulted in the loss or sacrifice OF forty
one lives, was so profracted and pains
taking that the failure OF the board Of
inspectors ut Philadelphia to Tx the re-
sponsiblli,y will be a great disappolnt-
ment. At preliminary hearing In
Norfolk charges against Captain OsMYN
BERRY of the Nantucket that he was
negligent In not reducing the speed Of
his ship in the fog ana In not ascer-
tanning the proximity OF other vessels
by wireless were approved. and the re-
port then made formed the basis Of the
elaborate inquiry Mt Philadelphia.
In the early stages OF the main In
curry the evidence tended to show that
only Captain BERRY was mt fault, and
chiefly because he was proceeding mt a
high rate Of speed In the surface fog /.
but as the Inquiry drew to the end
Captain EDWARD T.. JOHNSON was under
fire for giving wrong whistle signal
and handling his ship unskilfully when
II was seen that n collision was inev!-
table: also for not having his crew
under proper control after the accident
occurred and doing all that should have
been done under the circumstances rs
a commander 10 save life on the Mon
roe. The result Is two reports; one by
Captain II. A. SARGENT, inspector of
hulls. generating Captain Berry and
finding Captain JOHNSON incompetent.
negligent and inattentlve to duty; and
the other report by Captain d. II. How
ARD, inspector Of boilers, holding Cap
! tain BEssy responsible because, and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-18
THE OLD, OLD QUESTION.
where Il the Great Work Of Women IN
Literature. Music ana so On :?

To THE Enron or THE SUN--Sir. Are
women really serious In their claim OF
their equality with and even superiority
over men? The fact that so Tar, from
the ranks Of the fair sex no humorist has
yet arisen lncllnes one to confidence that
the assumption Ia made In all gravity !:
and yet Judging Ivy their accomplish
rnents In the past may | not with equal
seriousness inquire whether IL be In the
nature of women not TO become great
but even. beyond giving expression to
doctrines OF revolt. to accomplish any
thing by when the world may CONSIDER
itself materially enriched?
Healthy and well brought up children
were once their priceless gifts TO the
world but seeing that women no longer
AXE pride in performing the mission for
which Nature fitted them. we must leav"
children out of the question.
In literature. while many women are
turning out best sellers IL not the name
of George Eliot the only one likely to be
remembered fifty years from now? And
10 not fiction, except when the WORK or q
master mind. after all the iowest form OF
literature. calling merely for powers OF
observation rather than imagination!
Can the sisters OF discomfort claim even
one really great poet, essayist, historian,
dramatis; or biographer?
In painting. with the exception or Rosa
Fonheur, whose work again certainly
shows no imaginative genius. can women
lay claim TO one artist OF worldwide
reputation?
Have they ever produced sculptor,
composer. even a truly illuminative In
terpreter OF the compositions OF mem
That from many n woman's club where
in to-day's revolt liz Matched their shouts
81 yes" will come forth I am assured I:
but the profounder silence OF thoughtful
people can mean nothing else than the
decisive mo" OF agreement
Women are continually asserting that
heretofore men have SO subjected them
that they have never had an opportunity
to accomplish, to prove what they are
pleased to call their Inherent ability. And
vet women have been messing with paint.
prodigal with ink and paper vlndlctive
toward every known musical instrument
and ptiiess with clay for ages They
have shared with male doctors the right
20 shorten our days. with male lawyers
the privilege to send us to Jail. They have
not even produced a famous cook
1t In only OF late. under the false I'm
preston that reforms can be brought
bout in n day. that they have won some
measure OF success In formulating their
doctrines OF dissatisfaction but when
they claim equality with men. or, as I
said before, superiority over US. ! for
one feel IL Is time to bid them cultivate
4 sense OF humor.
Were I OF a harsher nature might pat
hem on their delicate wrists and say
Pooh pooh"
HOWARD V. SUTHERLAND.
DENVER, Col, March 10.
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Int innate Ncnagcrr Of >ccrrtar, a.
thN,i, au,,Ia

To THE EpITaR OF Tfm SrH-Sir. It
seems to me that the conspiraturs who
have already got Secretary organs
goat" are playing II bii low down
when they now seek to eliminate his
llama on the somewhat personal allegation
that II has mouth disease
FRANCIS A, EdAs.
NEw YoRK, March II.
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building Is fire enclosing non.burning
shell. suOstantia In appearance from
the outside and calculated to gain the
confidence OF the public and those who
use the building. Inside IL Is filled with
finder. shelves. doors and windows Of
burnable material to such an extent
that even II the walls were built Of steel
and n fire gained Roadway nothing
would save the building or It's occu-
pants" Whether the ellmi Ina ton Of
such ln1ammnbe material altogether Is
possible may be question. Certainly
In quantity 1t should be reduced to a
minimum. But In any event the pos.
sibility Of fire starting should he
guarded against with the utmost vigl.
lance. and Mr.. ARMSTRONG declares
that the Board Of Education has not
Insisted on those ordinary precautions
that even layman can have no excuse
for ignoring.
The American Society for Fire Pre-
vention displays In the list Of it's Of
fcers the names of number Of re
spectacle and responsible men. They
are not to be accused Of rashly indoors
Ing wild changes Nor should Mr..
ARNsrRoNa's allegations be unhenrd be
cause he has chosen sensational head.
line to attract attention. They deserve
the attentive study Of the Board Of Ed
ucatiOn. for more than half Il million
children who are housed In the schools
every day deserve the highest degree Of
care that can he expended on them.
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London ONCE. bingham House. 1 Arundel
street. Strand.
Paris ofncc G Rue de Ia Mchodiere. on Rue du
9uaue Sep'embre.
washington once. Hibbs Building.
brooklyn ONCE los Livingston street.
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Truth Ii again stranger than fiction
when the acrcplane is used on the
Honan-Anhui border in China TO dis
cover the brigands Of the notorious
chleftsin White Wolf and make them
target for an army Of regulars.
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There is something positively disgust

There Is something positively d.svust-
ing about the reception permitted at
Freevil.e In honor OF the disgraced
md dscredi,ed eNploiter of the George
Junior Republic idea. That boys and
wen girls should be lined up to make
mawkish fuss over a man convicted,
~ the least. Of gravest lndIscretons IL
IN insult to the pubic and a d-morali-
cation to the children themselves.
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To TBs Editor ov THE SUN--Sir. Mr. n
Scales ~ our town IL lender 81 the Iruiy,r-
slty ~ Pennsylvania Glre club. Are not
his elaine worthy ~ distinguished consld.
Grafton as Il candidate for leader Of the In.
mortal Saengorbund connected with Tur suns
Nalhalln7 NJ III
ADuIpuiA March
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To Tuk EDITOR or THE SCN-S,r. n
there 10 no doubt. as the resident saws
why any discussion" \, r. ArllrpIy
NoNEERs, Mach II.
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n our friends rho faro' rs ulth manuscripts and
tu str atoms for publication utSh 10 hare rejected
oytees returned hey must In oil cases send stamps
fov fhaf purposs.
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Does Mayor mitchell expect the canal
builder to boss the New York police
force II the Hay bill authorizing the
President to make him special Major
General for life becomes a law?