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Is This the Wilson Policy"

\ In the opinion of the World there
until the peon is on land that belongs
to the peon. and Is protected in his
owership." and:
"W'hen Presiden. Wilson refused 10
recognise HvwErA he stood with the COM
mon people against their oppressors.
In helping to bring about a mediation
that will restore peace aud establish "A
really representative Government that will
do Justice to the peon, the President is
stin standing with the common people "
Convinced that the President l. de-
voting his power and authority 10 the
settlement Of the hand question la
MEXICO, the World assumes that the
04aaated States Ms a nation Is committed
the rearra nsement Of the internal
1fnairs u that nation. This assump-
tioo pleases the world. 1t says
-3est since the United States Govern
manf under the leadership of ABRAHAM
tLINcoLN destroyed human slavery has 1t
undertaken nobler mission than the
Emancipation of the Mexican masses from
4 a tyranny that is little better than slavery
When did the United States Gov
eminent undertake this mission? ON
whose commission did 1t embark On
this enterprise? Who invited It to re-
dress the domestic wrongs Of a power
Of it and capable Of caring
for itself? by what authority will II
divide the property Of certain land
owners among persons now landless?
Who will pay the costs Of this philan-
thrOpic excursion? When did thu
people of the United States authorize
or approve 10 unusual an enterprise?
II this plan N land distribution is
n mere vision Of the Worlds, 1t is n
\ matter OF small consequence. II it Is
10 programme President WILSON has
adOpted it takes on different aspect.
And II II Is President WILSON'S plan
and undertaking, is not this nation. and
every nation Oh the glol,e. entitled to
ID formal announcement Of that fact!
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been analysed and condemned eyer,
day in the year from time out of mi al
yet little remedial action has beer
taken. and the problem still faces u:
In this State rs one Of the most neg.
lected practically and one Of the most
hopeless.
Tho sbsurdities Of technical reverse.
OF Judgment where no essential injus
tice was involved are shown BY Judge
SWAMI through sundry giaring In
stances. The other side was illustrated
In the not yet forgotten cnse IF the
four "gunmen, who died cunfess,ng
their guilt after struggle Of more
than a year to upset the verdict Of the
trial Jury. that verdict itself having
been reached after the lappe of several
months from the date Of the crime.
In the far more uncertain case Of
Dr. CRiPrES. who was executed for the
murder Of his wife, BELIZE ELMc~E. in
England In 1910 only four months IN
tervened between the discovery Of the
crime and the killing Of the criminal,
although his arrest was effected only
after chase across the ocean. He took
an appes and had hearing on It, but
II was disposed " inside the month
between his conviction and his death.
This IL the general course Of British
administration Of the law There Is
absolutely no respite between discovery
and punishment, vet nil authorities
agree that mistakes OF Justice are ~
rare rs to M negligible. All expert
ence here shows tina. dilatory review
proceedings seldom MD the cause OF
real justice.
Our real ioSs Is In the impairment
OF moral effect which penalties undergo
through uncertainty and delny The
criminally disposed regard their peril
under the law rs n gamble whether or
when they will ever have to suffer for
their acts. There Is fair chance 10
escape on appeal n not on trial. 40 #
the evil impulse IL strong enough they
give way TO Il. The condition II a scri-
Gus handicap to the police. the prose-
cutting officers and the trial courts No
satisfactory progress Will ever M made
in fighting evil until radical reform II
effected In criminal court procedure.
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rho Handicap of lndividualism.

90 much has been said and will be
sald about the futility and the cruelty
LOT capital punishment, the uncertainty
1hmd time eating Of law. the prevalence
'an1 impunity OF murder and homicide.
that we promise to say at present NO
mere than this:',
Tor that collective "r asscciational
murder practiscd 10 fruitfuliy In the
Centennial and millennial State there
Is no punishment. An interlOcutory
proceeding called mediation is resOrted
to. II this is satisfactory. the collec-
tive murderer quits numbering until
further necessity arises.
Hasn't society been unkind aud mis-
taken In its treatment If the individual
murderer? Why is there no mediation
for him. without imprisonment or loss
Of status? Must there Ike a union Of
ASA sins In order to attract the good
Offices Of Government:
Individualisin fails everywhere, even
in the ancient art and craft Of assassi-
nation.
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TRIFLgNG WITH Mr.. BHl ANS
NAME.
An neUsrsuteed Reply to ttccrnt
un9usrsntcesi prOmpr

To THE EpfTon or THE SuN--Sir An
article printed conspicuousiy in THE sun
and supposedly signed by me, rendering
The resignation OF my high uffice u the
President IL II diaboiical outrage When
] accepted the job I at once assured Mr..
Wilson that ] must keep up my Chau =
tauQua lectures In order Ia make both
ends meet. but Il further occurred 20 me
that ] might also aim at the Nobel prize
OF S40.000 Az the Dove OF Peace for
1914. which would PUT mo yn Easy
Street.
This worthy ambition naturally renders
the present war policy OF my colleague
President Wilson especially distastcful TO
me. and might even consider the course
suggested IN the very objectionable letter
OF your unknown correspondent and with
draw my valuable services from the Ad-
mintstration were II not that by the now
contemplated mediation ] may still bring
about peace nj any price tpreferably.
$4,000 for mel
II you will kindl' di.-ulr~ the identity
OF the individual VINO has dared to mas
qucrade under an cXpurgated but mis-
leading edition Of my name shall he
glad to show him that even the Dove OF
Peace has claws.
william J-N-cs B-l.N
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II is good To zee Mrs. CHARLOTTE PER
mist who rips mp the bowels of "mas-
culis,n." stopping to wipe her red Ex-
calibur upon Il rose bush. When she
admits. though with just scorn. that
there are a million and II half more
men than women in this country" rep.
rcsentatives vt the Passing Sex are sur
prised as well as vainly encouraged
Who would have believed that there
were any men left? You don't hear
about them any more. II not extinct
they are Oh the way TO extinction. some
thing between dodo and buffalo. II
this superfiu0us l,1OO,WW Is genuine
its silence and meek obscurlty show
that It has been well trained. Evil
IDENTITY II Is harmless. Does 1t, does
the rest of "masculinity" have any
uses IN this world Of women?
The stern and scientific Mrs. GILMAN
scours the man quelling slickersnee and
to the moth eaten question. frayel ms
"the bearded brooches Of the bard. "
Ought woman To PROPOSE" she makes
contemptuOfs answer
Ssh" doesn't have 20. She has the
feminine prerogative of passive attrac-
ton that she has always had, and there
is no reason why she should assume the
masculine prcrogatlvc 81 pursuit"
Passive attraction. Why should
she heap another insult on this poor
devil Man. 1t was passive attraction,
wasn't it. that inspired that somewhat
too well known genealogical offer If
Nine. ADAM In Il Mesopotamian garden ?
Must we bid Mrs. GILMAN recall those
tircsome old l'artlians who shot In
kill AS they turned to flee. or that
nymph In the "EclOgue"
VINO to the willows skedaddles but
takes good pains to be seen first"o
II the pursuer thinks he pursucs
there's where he makes a mistake
Whether to take or leave him, for love
or scalp. the INEXPENSIVE She has
marked him: spread net and laid
Syringe for him.
Passive attraction. Black lightning.
Dry rain! Silent Dollar BILL
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decided touch Of realism was given
to tine rehearsal OF cnematograph scene
here to-day, AZ result Of which I'VE
operators received serious injuries The
scene was intended 10 depict the blowing
up of Il motor boat.-Cannes despatch.
The moving picture operators are the
Adventures aud soldiers Of fortune Of
our civilization. 1t is their business 10
risk life and limb behind the camera
to provide the movies" with n weekly
change of programme. Fame does not
sing their praises. Such valor is as
obscure as It Is sordd. And vet n
regiment raised from men Of their trade
would fight like wildcats and dare any
thing The idea is respectfully brought,
to the attention of the War Department
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Our Consul ut Vera Cruz.

The United States Consul Mt Vera
Cruz. WILLIAM W. CANADA. whose
Official reports during the occupation
BY the American forces have not met
with the approval Of Representative
MoNDrLL Of Wyoming. is veteran at
his post. MIR. CANADA was appointed
as long ago as June Z. 1897. by Presi-
dent MCKINLEY. and 1t may b. assumed
that If he were not credit to the
consular service he would have been
superseded by a Democratic Admin
istration with mcagrc spoils Of office IL
distribute among the faithful. The fact
that Mr.. CANADA (salary $4,000, was
not disturbed at least indicates that ne
had made himself useful. and perhaps
Indispensable. to the Government as an
experienced consular officer Mt the prin.
cipal seaport Of Mexico.
Representative MONDEiI In the STUMP
speech he made in the House on Mon.
day did not deny the worth Of Consul
CANADA's services to Admiral FLETCHER
during the operations at Vera Cruz:
the fact is MIR. AloNpEtL ignored them,
combining himself to criticism Of Mr..
CANADA's reIWrts To Mr.. BRYAN. No con-
sular officer could have cooperated more
vigorously with the Admiral than Mr..
CANADA did. In negotiating with Gen
cral MASS to persuade him to yield
the custom house and avoid hostiities
Mr.. CANADA was interchangeable. and ne
exhausted his personal influence with
the civil authorities In vain attempt
to convince them that they should re-
main at their posts and administer the
affairs Of the city as usual.
The testimony Is that Consul CANADA
did not spare himself in discharging the
duties that fell to him in the gravest
emergency that has confronted an
American consular office In Mexico in
our time. If Mr.. MoNDELL knows any
thing tn the contrary let him speak
out. His structures upon the Consul'S
reports to the State Department OF
what was happening In the interior
were In effect an accusation Of Mr.
CANADA As mischief maker and lingo.
and 1t is significant that Mr.. MoNDELL
stood alone in the attack.
When n Representative after de-
nouncing consular officer ~ the front
I'm war time says that che may he a
very lovable gentleman. and he may
mean well. he may In other respects be
a good official" and adds. 81 do not
know him. criticised him in good
faith because felt 1t my duty to critl-
else him." such IA stern moralist may
be suspected of Interior purpose. Mr..
CANADA. who has known the Mexican
people as a consular officer for seven
teen years. has doubtless done his duty
as he saw il. and he must he n much
better authority upon conditions in
Mexico than Il member ~ Congress
who has seen little or nothing Of that
country.
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The ticket speculation nuisance may
be abated by the ordinance just passed
by the Board OF Aldermen. and some Of
its provisions have long been regarded
rs certain to diminish the evil.
But there Is no possible treatment
OF this matter. no amount Of iegtsis-
zion which II going to insure to the
man who goes late to the box ONCE
seats just as good as those which are
the fortune OF the early bird. The
Board Of Aldermen. the Assembly and
the State Senate are not powerful
enough 70 see that tho man who goes
late Is going TO get seats IN a Just
as the theatregoer who was week
ahead Of him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01
No Empty Seats Now.

Now. instead Of forty or Hftv children
excluded from each school in the district
and let roam uncared for. there are prac-
tcallv no children Of proper age plo
ara not being taught as they should h,
and cured in the bargain The average
length of a child's stay IN tho spec.
classes where children with sore cN'-
NJ" taught Is only twenty-five daNs
Tho ear, nose aud thrunt spc a'.~t d
meeting together decided 10 take steps D.
obtain puh'icitv for papcr read N, 10
James +. McCaw OF Watcrtowu on "TN.
Noed Of More Accurate krowledg, .t MI.
Diagnosis Of Mnstolditis by the General
Tr'nritlnuor' Mlsto!ditis a huu. tnf,'
ton not AZ an ware and on" of tha r'oe'
serious % tho diseases Of tho ,a' Deg.
WAYS requires an operation IT lot 90 80
long Failure 20 oNeratc N such = r1fD
means brain Infection and death =.
specialists have lorG tried To inlp-'
upon general practt 'oners the mood ~
rccoGnise a msstoid infection carlN
The surost symptom. DR. McCrw -.
IS tenderness to pressure in the huri
ridgrli,e mastoid hone Just back ot ,h'
raw lobe This tenderness. comhircd "'tN
n running ear" and uncertain tcmrrro
tu"as. makes mas,oiditis almost certain
Nr Samuel i Eopct2kN and Dr Iosep
u Emerson Of the Manhattan E,c, Ia
and Throat Hosplt,l wore two Of the
surgeons present who told ~ instances
both in tho city and tho "ountr,. whrre
the family doctor had failed 10 detect
mastoidtis I'm time ~. kopatzly shid
that unaouh,odl, there were many cas-
zach wear of deaths attributed to bra
fever. TYPHOID fever and other ailments
which wrro really iue to msstoidits ~
complications arising from IL
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Credit 20 whom Credit Is Due =.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCS-Sir;
have read with great interest to-day your
editorial article entitled an Honor of al
Absent Statesman" I am pretty CON
slant reader Of your paper, and for years
past have realized your attitude towar ri
Colonel Roosevelt.
Personally. | have always been a grea,
admircr of our cN-President. and 1t is a
great pleasure to read an editorial article
such as YOU print in this mornings SrN
giving to Colonel Roosevelt credit in som,
measure for the work that he has done
and is endeavoring to do in the interest OF
our country.
take this opportunity OF congratulate
ing YOU on your fairmindedness in giving
credit where credit is due.
GEORGE r.. EARsTow, Jr
NEW YORK. April 2S.
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The Hon. WILLIAM r.. HrMpuREY, n
Republican Representative in CONGRESS
from the State of Washington, has
cast iron prejudice against the Under
wood tariff. He refuses to believe the
classical "fpee trade" doctrine that "the
tariff duty is added to tho price of the
article" liz cant or won't seq that
the Democrats have lessened tho cost
OF living. Yet n list ~ wholesale
quotations NJ mlnnU,m prices of com
modtles at New York on October 4
1919. when the tariff went into effect
and on April 4 1914, six months after
ward. refutes him marvrllously. Thus
that staple food product lemon peel,
GA cents u pound before" WA. sN
cents after; and orange peel has fallen
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From an editorial announcement In
the Ners and Observer Of Raleigh. Jo-
srPHUs DANIELS president, we derive
this discouraging Information:
II has been a striking thing about the
wnssn Cabinet that It is composed Of men
~ haSs geae into their work with con-
strueatvs programmes that It will take
ysass 70 work out"
,And--may We add without disrespeet
to TIE Secretary Of the Navy?-wtta'
obstructive vOcabularies that 1t will
take years to work of.
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II must he discouraging To the beau
ties Of our society who have submitted
to the artistic minist atoms of for
eign painter who charges large sum
for his portraits, Ia learn that one of
his most famous pictures was jus, sold
in London for miserable fraction OF
the amount he asked here last winter.
1t has ever been the cruel duty of the
auction room, however, 10 distinguish
between the serious artist nd the fash
ionable painter. and 1t has never hest
tated to accomplish this purpose even
in his lifetime.
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Stamping the Advocates Of Pan-
\ anna Tolls Exemption.

In his telegram to Senator SIMMONS
opposing tolls exemption for coastw!se
shippinx Governor GEoRGE W. COCKTAILS
presented anew the figures Of Professor
yEMoRY JOHNSON demonstrating that
fixed charges cannot be- paid unless
tolls are paid by all ships using the
canal. Professor JOHNSON is the
kreater statistical authority. but per-
lbs the eminent engineer will get the
1cr hearing, Neither is tho follow
opinion new. but 1t will look more
oppressive coming from Governor
oITnALs:
''r.stablishod steamship conpsu.c fix
rates ate conference, and az '1'y are
Nm business for proGj. wG u"maud the
highest ratss tho tra!ic rll Oea. These
IIatrs viii be md .p' intent VI to.s. II fol-
lows that exemptions from tols win not
rlve cheaper rates from cous' 10 coast TO
d lthvr shipper OF receiver, but viii increase
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment.

To Tur FniToR or TIE SrN sir The
suppest,on that we make William ,len-
nings Bryan the President of Mexico is
ubiquitous,
lie, MS merely demand $500 100000 in
dsnnity ard let II go AT that.
H. NwRclruI..
LAKE WAcCApoc. y v, April 80.
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Highly theatrical as was the self
dedication of three eminent self-adver-
tisers TO martyrdom by starvation In
the police court yesterday, It lost some
thing of its effectiveness by reason of
the fact that their imprisonment will
end tomorrow. II they are to die
from lack Of foof i'm this period. they
must make their hunger strike retro
active
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01

To fHr Enron or TuF SrN--Sr. No doubt
ono Of the most notable gentlemen in tho
history ~ our country, re, one who WAS
considered awkward and unron'h IN his
vuungsr DAYS, whose hands and feet we're
unconsciouslS In his way, vas no l"ss "A
pcrsrnace than Abraham Lincoln.
Nsw YoRk, April SO PsRaS LrKsSs
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Business and Pleasure In Kentucky

II might be suggested that the mex time
there l. an opening of thr lexington race
meeting enough af tho city and county ON
ployecs remain a. home % attend to the
business of the oftices. Much complaint has
been made los taNps, "ts and others who
found they could not be matted upon Las,
week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01

A winter palace for New York: Mr..
IRVING BRoKAw has an idea of genius.
which doubtless will be carried out
worrhily. The cabaret and the ballet,
rink and drink, restaurant and club,
curling. hockey, tennis. a At floor for
competition in winter sports. n place
for children, too, open air indoors,
New York needs It, and il ought to
flourish like green bay tree.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01

He fJoHH I.rSpl was sure to be beaten
in a diplomatic exchange with GAMBoA
who knows more about diplomacy in an
hour than our friend BRYAN does In
week. FREprRIcx STARR.
An Indifferent compliment to FEpE
RICO GAMBoA.
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H. his article in the May issue of
York Court of General Sessions rcvives
u hGckn"ycd topi" which still never
loses interest ar importance for those
who hope for better social conditions
The laws delay, especially the mon
strosity Of our system Of appeals, has
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01

MIR. Francis OUIMET. the American
golf champion, did not make very
good showing in the competition at
Sunningdale yesterday. At hih best hs
plays wonderful golf, but he is a mere
stripping, lacking the experience of a
seasoned campaigner ike Mr. II. II.
Huron. who finished ahead Of him by n
wide margin. The youngstc' was no
doubt suffering from stage fright. Hs
will yet redeem himself handsomely.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01

Abort g Eo'hwcll ~ Was chosen thu
most faithful and deserving student rs
tho scripr class Of tolumhia College We
t"rday and was selected as tho r'clplrC
Of the annual alumni prize RothNCll Va
pulled an oar IN the university crew Tor
two years His home IL in W, omrg
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-01
Cereals and MIX Good.

Casein and Tactic acid do the chNd
good. pr. Rartley concluded and ~ n.
diet. cereals and milk take first place. wi'N
eggs Ia hp given sparuEly meat stNI
moro srariugly and butter and sugar =
be avoided
nr. Anna w Williams and pr Anna
Won Sholly Of tho New York Health 10
partment told Of the city's worl; 30 pre-
vent the spread of eve disease among
school children
THE East side used 20 he though. n
ho'bcd ~ trachoma." ny. Williams said
we know better now. Among severa
Thousand cases Of Clo disease We have
found not = single case of trachoma. Our
two school clinics have 50 prevented the
spread Of eye disease that in the district.
served We now got No freshly developed
cases al all and constantly f"wer of the
old cases"
The Health Department used 10 har
these children with "sore eyes, from tho
schools with the result that they ran
Wild in the streets and spread the In
fectioN Conditions got so hopeless thai
IN October, 1917. the Health Department,
took nv abandoned school house at leste,
and Allen streets and established a clinic
in Public School 81 in Mott street r.
results as described by pr. Won Shoi'
have been So fine that . strong a't,nlp'
will hc made to multiply these school
clinics throughout the city
In the special classes established f,r
the Youngsters with bad eyes ard IN th
school clinic AT Hester and Allen streets
the boys and girls ret not only mod al
treatment hut ar" taught how eye infN"-
ton : conveyed and have impressed upon
them the necessity al personal cleanliness
Zach child has his own set NJ books PEI
ellis. s.. After school tho Young tors
wash down their desks and seats, which
later are gone over with an antiseptjc h.
carciHkers. Even tho handrails Of the
staircases are cleansed daily with an anti
septic Wnsh.
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sf>sY syseaSs mo f6sor ~ wsiN manuscripts and
Ntus0upeWs for puoiscasew Utsh % hsss ve,setsd
Ooass ssssvssd thsv msss N all essss ssNd ssamps
fR00 Durpese
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Published daily. including Sunday. by The SIM
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