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WORkMEN,S COMPENSATION.
The Reintroduction u the BnI Of 1919
Prompted ny IDontt.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Str! The
Introduction again at Albany OF the Adj
ministration bill for wOrkmens COM
pensation and Its passage by the Senate
this afternoon indicated that the doubt ex-
pressed in THE SUN OF January 20 as to
the validity OF the enactment Of 1918
cannot be dlspelled by mere assertions
that the question Of constitutionality
was raised and considered carefully
when the bill was drafted.
I have the sanction without hesitation
OF a counsellor Of commanding authority
on constitutional law In this State for
these declarations:
What the Legislature ought to do IL
Pass the workmen's compensation bill
again DO II now.
The doubt as 20 the validity Of the
act Of 1918 is reasonable and sufficient
to compel new legislation.
Meet the objections to certain provi-
sions Of tho act Of 1913 with amendatory
acts.
Reenactment will prevent controversy
on the subject OF the validity Of previous
legislation.
without reenactnent litigation Is bound
to cause disturbance and delay for work
men who are to be benefited by law
to compel the payment Of compensation
for injuries received In the course OF en-
ployment in hazardous occupations.
A question OF the validity OF an enact
ment was discussed in a case before the
Supreme Court Of Michigan CSC Mich,
573). In the written opinion the aver
ment was that tho enactment Of a law
on subject previous to the taking effect
OF a constitutional amendment on that
subject was utterly void
In case In Nevada go Nevada, 42O
the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court
expressed more emphatically similar
opinion.
The Court Of Appeals Of New York has
not passed on a question similar to that
raised a. to the validity OF the act Of
1918, that IL whether the Legislature
had the authority, under the interpreta-
ton OF the Constitution in the Ives case,
to enact a law for workmen's compensa-
ton fifteen days previous TO the date set
tJanuary I. 1910 for section 10 OF Ar
ticle I. to become a part Of the Consttu-
ton and thereafter make effective decla-
ration that nothing in the Constitution
"shall be construed to limit the power
of the Legislature to enact laws for the
protection OF the lives health or safety
OF employees" &c.
The expressions Of doubt in my pre-
vious letter were not prompted by oppo-
sition to law for workmen's compen-
sation nor melted by liability insurance
companies. Study and investigation dur
ing the past five years strengthen my
belief that such a law is necessary. Let
II be fair and reasonable.
HENRY W. OpioN.
BROOKLYN, February 3.
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each other In the grave. as II were. than
that we should meet by sham chance. and
that there should be secrets or deceit
When you see her preach this to her
again and again. Many and many time
friend OF mine whispers me Che 10 rep
resented IN pictures with horns and a
| taiD. My good friend a quot bon all this
longing and yearnins and disappointment .
| yonder gnawing grief and daily nightly
brooding? a couple OF lies and the whole
thing might be remedied. DO you suppose
other folks are 70 Particular Behold
there are four children put their inno-
cent figures between the devil and me !;
and the wretched old Mend shirks of with
his tail between his hoOfs. Go and wipe
away her tear. you dear kind sisters Of
charity. My girls. I suppose. see all about
II. but they love her all the same"
And then the broken OF heart and
nose tells Of making his peace with
Mrs. Proctor and his chance CT maxi
ing $4,000 next year. He writes to
the husband Of his impossible She Of
his tTHAcKERAY'sl "uncouth rap
lures" queer rapture" Platonic In
tentions: ar I had envy, or what you
call pa sson. Ur a wicked thought
I should have cut you long ago" And
"'evlns! here Is wimbledon station !"
He had to have woman to confess and
preach to. to pour out his condolences,
hopes and troubles to. lie had such
confdant in Mrs. BRooKrIErD: and we
rejoice II he really aneered her uncle
that dreary old dryasdust HENRY HAL.
LAM. The rest Is silence: and whether
MIR. THACKERAY qualified as French
man of letters would he expected to.
who knows! 1t Is enough to he CRATE
full TO Mrs. BRooKFIELp that these let
ters were written. Yet somehow or
other we can't help remembering Mr..
THACKERAY's touching lines:
CHARLOTTE was a married lady.
And moral man was WERrHER,
And. for all the wealth Of Indies.
Would do nothing for TO hurt her.
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The Cause Of the \pvrO.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir. The
negroes OF the North have always re.
garded the invasion Of foreign negroes
from the South and the West Indies with
mixed emotion II is perfectly obvious
that negroes who have lived under vastly
different economic and sanitary condi-
tions. and always in n rural country. who
have never dwelt In modern fats the ma
tOrity of cases, or are not familiar with
modern sanitary science, are bound to act
peculiarly and congregatc on the public
thorouehfare. But our white friends, who
should give constructive advice and de
structive criticism. fail to realize the prac-
teal. vital crux of the situation ON
the contrary they complain about tn, ne
gro's shortcomings and defects. lie does
not want charity or sentimental Kindness
ne wants Justice and "A mans place in the
world
Why do not some OF our anxious white
friends give those negroes whom they en-
plny better wages or something else he
sidca a porters position? Why not give
the negro youth who Is graduated from
hiHh school or college show, a square
deal" THIS is the Kind of aid that will
clean mp the cheap dance hall and gam
bling hall and clean the street corners of
the so-calied idle, Gossipng male and fe
male negro. Faradoxical as II may seem
II IL not the negro who is so mucb M
fault hut the white race that he sees and
meets every day. The white race has 4,
duty to perform as we'll as the negro .
both must act together and cooperate II
in every manly inspiration that he has
the negro is frowned down and treotad
like the "under dog" what can he OK
pected of him but that ne will become
Disguised and exc out an existence in the
easiest way DE MoNp LEWIS
NEW YORK, February g.
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"VANITl FAIR"
4 Contemporary statement Tending Ia
DisprO>c Thackeray's Ilartiships.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sir: Con-
trary to common belief Thackerays VAN
ity Fair" was not peddled from publisher
TO publisher until accepted. This myth
was originated by George Augusta Sala
| in "A monogi aph on Charles Dickens which
he dedicated TO Horace Mayhem. the
friend of Dickens and Thackeray.'
From Mayhem who was my godfather,
I received "A copy Of this book In July
1870. and ON page 81 lind the following :
There were few humorists of note ex-
tant 10 compete with Dickens when he
began 'Pickwick The last tDickensl
sprang at once. in early youth into tran
scend.nt fame the first tThackerayl
had come to lac nigh ~ years old before
Vanity Fair. banded about. rejected
from publisher 20 publisher. was at length
accepted
ON the faith Of sala. who loved Thack-
cray not any too well. this story has
been and probably will continue to be
repeated from time 10 time as tribute
to the dun wittedness of London biblio-
philes who. had they wished to do so.
could very easily have proved that 1t was
not founded upon fact
The peddllng about referred to presup-
posed tina, the manuscript of VANITY
Fair" was completed at the time, but. az
a matter of fact. the story WAS bought
by It's publishers, Messrs. bradbury
Evans. like most works by well known
authors are bought IN England. on the
writer's reputation, reinforced by few
chapters OF the book vanity Fair" was
published In monthly parts illuminated
with the authors own candles" ms Thack-
cray expressed the idea that he himself
furnished the illustrations.
Tho parts appeared In 1S&1 and 1siS,
and after the publication had begun many
If the succeeding sections were written
under pressure from the printers while
the "devl' was waiting In the hall out
side.
on the day that Thackeray disposed
OF VANITY Fair" he called at my fathers
offices In Peterborough court, Fleet
street, with two drawings for the page
plates TO the first part OF the book and
the earlier sections of the manuscript.
His intention was To offer them To Brad
bury 4 Evans which he subsequently did.
beaming face. he announced gleefully that
he had Settled the business" bradbury
\ Evans accepted So readily that II am
deucad sorry didn't ask them another
tenner | am certain they would have
given H."
That IL the way he announced the sale
OF his masterpieces. lie then explained
that he had asked fifty guineas n part
including two sheets Of letterpress. n
couple Of etchinKs and the initials for
each chapter. The text he reckoned at
twenty shillings page. the etchings
ut ak guneas each and the initials he
threw In for good measure.
Such was Thackerays own estimate OF
the commercial value Of his products as
author and Illustrator In the year 1916
Perhaps this may help TO explode the
myth. FRANK H. VIzRTErLr.
NEW YoRK, February ..
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To ruE EDITOR OF TUE SuN-Sr. In tina,
mos, delightful editorial article In to-day,
Sun In recognition OF THE Flower Of Chiy-
airy" you say IN the ninth line3 III tho
story Is true"
beg to ask by what authority you use
the verb Us ? Ternyson says In his "Fnoch
Arden" III the nuts he ripe" Tan Mac
laren' often uses such expressions, but al
ways with suhjunctive verb. and others
might I've mentioned
THE SrS IL recognized as a standard Of
correct English, and tho article mentioned
IL 10 beautiful withal that II adds y new
charm TO chivalry, But ! for one viii M
preciate II more n know that II IL free
from grammatical error. y
MIppLETows, February 3.
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Extravn9ant. Says ChurchiII.

How anybody could argue that I'm Hr.
event me man teacher H. not wr,'n-
some influence In a nasr.nt man. fne
boy--l cannot understand" he said. 'fit
at the same time Admiral Chulwiri Z.
statement that the influence Of women
teachers upon the male child Of thu nation
Is injurious seems to me 10 b. cNtruvt-
giant to say the least"
lie went on TO say that I'm New Yor'-s
educational system az NJ prcset, con-
Quoted the question Of sex ~ teachers hls
To be suhorhinated to other conditions
"A high school in The Bronx must :
course he mixed school with both nl
and female teachers" he said 'Er,-
mus Han High School IN brooklyn fl. I
heritage of the board from au c7r.s
and II would be imprscticablr ana Prob.
ably undesirable to change tho ,n,'bHs-
there, but the tendency is tn separate .H.
boys ana girls at high school ag" Md
to provide the boys with mon t.acNc's
Mr.. Churchill is of the opinion th,t l.t
presence of teachers Of both sexes t0 ~"
New York schools has worked '~po, al
good because of certain things IN IL, ....
school plan. He put Il this way
The effect OF having both mon -
women teachers In the schools has boom
wholesome for the hovs as we'll a- '..
girls. although I will admit that If Z a.
to seek for an instructor for Il hoy u' u
own Of say, IL or l6 wears | would t,."
man So that he might chum with p
and all that. But the people Of th'- ...
ought TO he glad that w have nt.
teachers of such high type u, the .1.
when we need morality more thlu 49,.
education. The saving clause 'N
whole goddess system Is the quality
teaching force, and most Of those Z "'."
In mind are women
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The Defeat Of the Asiatic Exclu-
sion Ameudm cnts.

In making short work yesterday of
the Asiatc exclusion amendments to
the Burnett immigration bill the House
Of Representatives not only came 10 the
relief of the state Department. which
is conducting delicate and even critical
negotiations with japan. but admins
tered what we hope will prove crush
ing rebuke to the demagogues and
short sighted politicians Of the House
who did not seem to know that they
were playing with fire. or did not care
So long as they could have their way.
No matter how an Asiatic exclusion
amendment IL qualified to meet the con.
dition Of 1.-THE gentlcmens agreement"
which Japan has made with the United
States. 1t would give gross offence to
that country and raise the issue which
at this time of all times should lie dor
mant. The tactics Of trying to defeat
the immigration bill because the liter.
acy test has been adopted by bringing
in an Asiatic exclusion amendment
were unworthy of men with any repu-
tation mt all for common sense
The heavy adverse vote on the Hayes
and Raker amendments shows what the
House. when it has time for reflection.
thinks Of the Pacific coast brand Of
the nations relations with Japan to
please irresponsible constituents
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Questions aud Answers.

IT was with considerable II not ab-
solute truth that a Washington des-
patch stated yesterday that the adop-
tion of the Norris resolution twas one
of the most remarkable performances
in the history Of the Senate" BY its
terms the Interstate Commerce Com
mission is requested To make an inves-
tigation Of the relationship Of the
United States Steel Corporation with
the railroads In order to ascertain
whether the Steel Corporation has
been guilty Of giving or receiving 'any
unlawful rebates" What makes this
resolution SO very remarkable Is it's
authorship
In the Congressional Record for the
last day of January Senator Town.
SEND stated that AT rne time the Origi.
nal resolution offered by Senator LANE
was submitted there was not the lea 1T
information given to the Senate as to
any facts upon which 1t was based
indeed, 1t was expressly declared by
the Senator who introduced 1t that he
knew nothing about the facts Of the
case" And when Senator LANE ap-
peared before the Senate Committee
on Interstate Commerce he not only
admitted that he knew Of no facts but
that he did not even know Mr..
GREEN. who had presented the resolu-
ton to him Then the committee asked
for this Mr.. GREEN to appear, and on
Page 2773 Of the Congressional Record
we find how tie Mr.. GREEN comported
himself:
1.-THE Senator from Oregon came back
minutes in which to decide whether he
would comply with our request At the
end of ten minutes, or about that length
OF time Mr.. GREEN appeared, and in
answer to questions stated that he had
felt Obliged to consult with Mr.. LAMAR
before hc could make a statement to the
committee. Mr.. GREEN was asked II Mr.
LAMAR was his counsel, and he said NO.
] asked him If he could testify before the
committee without consulting Mr. LAMAR.
and he said NO lie stated that he was
strategy, but he did not give US the
names of any Of the members OF that
board, excepting that Of Mr. LAMAR He
further testified he knew nothing about
the facts In this case. lie was asked why
he had had his name inserted as a wit
ness To be called to give testimony before
the Interstate Commerce Commission and
he said he did not know about that: that
obey pu, II in, He refused to tell us any
hing upon which We might base a favor
able report
The mysterious Mr.. t;RrEN threw hut
little more Hight upon the PICARD of
strategy except that on page 20 Of
tina trstin"nv he gave his conception
OF 81 sirltcgist":
"Scnator lLPr'rT--You are in close
touch with him Mr. LAMARl'
"Mr GREEN Yes, sir; ! am.
Senator LlrrITr--And it was at his in.
sugation that YOU did thisn
MIR iREEN--No sir.
Senator LIPpiTT--liow Ia II that you
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Time Eaustions n slower y.cat,op.

To THE EDITOR ~ THI srN--Sir. Perhsp,
rs Algebra suggests, Arithmetic" should
20 one step higher In his mathematics bu,
algebra" should come down to earth Ex.
cept for the final multiplication and d,yi
sion, II is a mere question 81 mental arltb,
metic
II Mr.. Stover's Nfteen minutes becams
sixty days his two days would become le2
times sisty days, as two days In 1872 time,
greater than hfteen minutes Example. ON,
day equals twenty four hours two day,
equal forty eight hours times four uhers
are four quarters In a whole, equals Ieg
times sixty days. equals ll,b20 days. which
In thirty one years and 20b days.
II Algebra" who gives n total Of but on.
YEAR and 33S days, would reflect that this
would be less than twelve times greater
than sixty days and that there are four
quarters to Il whole. twenty-four hours to a
day, he could see at glance he Is wide OF
che mark n. y. C.
Nsw YoRk. February ..
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The wise youngsters Of this side will
read with envy Of that strike Of the
elementary school teachers Of Hereford
shire. Tho teachers want $50 year
more pay. OF course their former
pupils. feeting the unexpected vacation
joyfully, have yet no sympathy with the
strikers, but insist that the strike shall
be prolonged until summer. Striking
school children are not uncommon in
this country Of movements: teachers
that struck, except with strap or
ferule. were unknown to at least one
infancy we are somewhat familiar with.
At present we uphold stlffly the views
Of parents and guardians, but the in
fancy heSeinbefore mentioned has never
forgiven a certain angel faced and per-
fldious girl teacher who got married on
n Saturday ito skin us out OF holiday,
the mean thing"
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In Justice to Feminist HapGood.

An esteemed correspondent in New
Jersey hegs THE SrN to remember that
Feminist HAPGooD is primarily not q
seSologist but n journalist of the sort
mainly concerned about the advertise
ment Of his wares and Of himself.
We wish to do no injustice to Fem
mist HAPGooD. II Ia only fair to any
that when he transferred his activities
from Golfers TO Hnrper's Weekly he
improved immea surably both the liter,
nry quality and the moral tone Of the
former publication.
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To LOOK INTO PtNtWt tRDN
senate Calls for Report on \a'n''
Of Privately Owned Ipuds.

WAsHiSGToN. Fob. 3.-The S""7'o Peg
unanimous vote passed to-day tho '..
mlngs resolution calling for report
by the American commission Who ''.'
Panama to appraise the private
taken over by thu United States Iu ...''
ton with the acquisition of the Pom a
Canal Zone as basis for Hwarl'g ".
pcnsation
There were complaints Al the 'n,
commission was making It's invest
that owners of land in the Canal 4
placed an rNorhitaut price ON t....'
inGs. and since the COmm'ssiui'
ported there has been some rri1u..-" f
the awards made were altoEctnrl 'uo S..
orahle to the land owners.
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s ,OOO .OOO FORCATHEDR NtiT
Committee of One hundred " ~
Raise the Money.

seventy Ave men and women r.~'
sentlng the Cathedral League a'l
Diocesan Auxiliary Yesterday af'e'
pledged their aid to Rishop Grr'r
raising Sl,O0O,0OO to build the nave 90
the Cathedral Of ST. John the Divine
Cathedral Heights
A committee OF 100 IL to he compile .
and aggressive work started At o'
The plan ~ 10 have TOO persons rI..,
least $4,000 each. Yesterday aftrr"-""
81 900 was given. bringing tine aWou'
In hand up to $4,000, Sums pledged NAV
be given all AT once or through srr 't
of five years
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W'GILLICVDDY'S BILL.
\ Comprehensive plan for the Injury Of
GOrpNrat ions and Illus mess.

To THE EprroR oP THE SrN-Sir. An
editorial article published In THE SUN OF
January 20 in relation TO the new trust
legislation states that there Is vet TO he
placed before Congress. with the Presi-
dents sanction. bin prohibiting the work
of holding companies and even. 80 II Ia
said prohibiting an individual owning or
voting stock IN one corporation from own
ing or voting stock In another corpora
ton whose business is NJ all competitive
with that OF the other
~ you will examine printed Rll H. r.
Iliss. introduced in the House. Sixty
third Congress- second session December
20. 1918. by MIR. McGillcuddv ~ Maine.
you will conclude that such bill II already
in Congress.
7 believe that n careful study Of the
hill will disclose that Its effect. II enn ct ed
into law in its present shape, will be
disastrous to the business of the country
IN effect IL will require an amendment
Of the charbr and a reorganization OF n
vast majority OF all corporations. business
as well as common carriers, engaged in
interstate commerce.
What would happen TO business dur
ing the reorganization process needs no
prophet To- forotel.
You Will md that II prevents in,erlock-
ing directors Of holding companies re-
Quires all transfers Of stock to he recorded
on the books OF the company within thirty
days, or otherwise such stock Is forfeited
10 the corporation, with some exceptions :
prevents tho assignment Of stock In blank
and delivery To secure loans for longer
than ninety days; prevents discrimination
in the selling Of commodities or rendering
service In one community nj a different
rate or price than in another community,
after making due allowance for tho differ
ence in grade, quality or quantity and
actual cost Of transportation. &c
The bill also prevents corporations hav-
ing ''watered stock" from engaging in In
terstatc commerce, and also prevents con-
verting its stock into bonds Of the cor
poration. &C, II, r. VIRGIN.
PORTLAND, Me. January 81.
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To TAR EDITOR oF The SuN--Sr; The las,
FRIDAY In January was day os pouring
rain, and they say that the last Friday Of
the month Is observation day for the month
following.
Anything to that DoUBTvUL
NEW York, February 3,
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To THE EpIroR OF THE SrN-Sir: 7
shall, hate to leave Il, when my time
comes ! have lived here now forty-nine
years and | should dearly love to stay
right on New York Is good enough for
me MANHATTAN.
NEW YORK, February :.
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NEW YoRE. February 2.

I'VE have respected Mr. Carneg,e's
manuscript as tn the reformed and sim
rlifed spelling of certain words this in
compliment to him personally and to an
other cause In which he Is Interested
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Aldernien Curran. t,stcrbrook and '"N
ling We're appointed lay IresId nl NJ
Aneny yesterday members OF the Quart
revision committee prov for ny the
Board OF Estimate two weeks ago.
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Thr EiSht I'urIonx Cam,,,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sjr,
read In to-days Sun about Sixty feet
Of SONS" When was II boy In Warren
county, Ohio. | knew of nan and his
seven sons all measuring over six feet in
height They were called In the commun.
ity where they lived the Mile Family.
as their name was F'urlong
Penny LURENs
New YORK, February 2.