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The returns Of children killed I'm the
streets Of New York this year. 2T6 in
all since January |, can hardly be called
sensational in view of the size Of the
city. the density of traffic and the slim
provision that exists today for airing
for the little ones in tenement neigh
borhoods. On the whole the figure IL
a tribute TO the caution with which the
streets are generally used by drivers
OF all sorts.
Still, 27G childrcn's lives make n heavy
sacrifice TO Juggernaut, and some
means should be found to reduce it..
Colonel EDWARD =. CORNELL the sccrc-
tary of the National Highways Protcc-
tive Association, proposes to do this
by prohibiting roller skating upon the
asphalt carriage ways, which virtually
means stopping II altogether. This Is
the easy way. 1t Is only one step fur
Their TO the really effective plan of pro
hibitinc the presence on the streets Of
ing strings by adults. Rut, of course.
no such plan can be applied.
The prohibition of roller skating IN
fiicts now privntlon on those whose
prlvations are already numerous and
their pleasures few. The remedy which
dcprivcs half a million children OF n
fine. healthy, ~Xhilaratng exercise IS
almost worse than the disease. In the
struggle with tuberculosis. that is per-
enninl in the crowded districts, per-
haps the roller skates save many more
lives IN the course Of year than they
cost through accidents.
At least il may he argued strongly
that II there is 70 be prohibition OF
the game In the streets at large there
should be an accompanying provision OF
areas in which Il may he carried on
This can he done in part by tho closing
Of some streets 20 through traffic in the
afternoons and evenings. an expert.
ment that is already being tried
! Greater use Of areas available about
the public schools may also he made
| Probably. even then, increased play
ground space will bc necessary TO take
in all the children Of the city.
In no other way can II be hoped to
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A Tarin Yield IN Pennsylvania.

There has been much shaking Of Re.
publican heads ami cronking of Rcpub
lean thronts because the Underwood.
properly TIE Wilson tariff. didn't yield
sufficiently. Well, it yielded the Re.
publcans n Senator in Pennsylvania
yesterday, the unregcneratc BoIrs PEN.
ROSE. There are high public grounds
for deploring that result. but 1t is the
part Of Pennsylvania and not of the
rcst OF us TO elect n senator in Con
gress from Pennsylvania. Evidently she
believes that beautiful as virtue IS and
excellent rs Is reform. bread and but
ter should come first IN the estimation
of Poor RIcHARD's adopted State.
THANK Con for WILSON 80 Thank
WILSON and his tariff for pLNRosr.
As for Colonel RoosEyILr, however
his tender heart goes out TO the For.
ester laid low, he too must cxudc
thanks. His stock in trade is now of
the smallest. lie needs wicked "Mr."
PENRosE in his business.
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The Sane Among the Fallen.

Governor BALDWIN of Connecticut
suffered with his party in year Of
Democratic dcSolation hcrcabouts. lie
deserved n better fate. lie has prac-
tlsed sanity and moderation. an old
fashioned Democracy. that SET him
aside from the whirling dervlshes of
politics into whose time his activities
injected him. lie would have been
useful in the Senate.
Connecticut has been hard hit by the
tariff. Its manufacturers and their en-.
ployees want better times. In their NAT
ural resentment against the party in
power they struck through Mr. BALD.
WIN. Resides this, Senator BRANprGrr
has earned their good will by faithful
service. Tho only cause Of regret is that
50 good man ms SIMON T.. BALDWIN
should have felt the blow they dealt.
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not break with them. Nor does he Weld


to favoritism in his collections. If he
admires the Kaiser so he admires
GEORGE V. and NICHOLAS II. and ALBERT
Of the Bclglans and even the Prince of
Monaco. They are all pleasant for n
nlain democrat TO associate with. They
are all in n position TO benefit from Mr..
CARNEGIE's counsels when the time
comes And he is neither "pro" nor
"anti." lie is universal. lie is the prop
OF kings and kaiscrs. He Is the gen
cral privy counsellor OF monarchs and
peoples Ills mind and his sympathlcs
are glohy.
1t is true that IN pronunciation Dun
fcrlin' may I've yoked with Berlin,
but even the subtle Scotch mind would
not draw large conclusions from this
accident Of association. An intolerance
of statues. an aversion TO sculpture and
decoration. has too often been displayed
by the Scotch. 10 this iconocla site in
Stinct sharpened by Chauvinsm and
the blind hatred bcgottcn Of war, shou
he attributed this rcgrcttablc demon.
stration. II is savage rebellion
against pulchritude. Fortunately. Mr..
CARNEGIE can forgive II. No dcsecra.
ton of his shape of stone or bronze
can diminish his great place among
the nations. lie is the monument of
Peace. 4 little chipping was TO he
expected
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PLAIN talk FROM A NEW ENG
LANDER.
New Haven indictments and the South.
ern Democrats.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN---Sir: ] am
sc years old and have Just voted my first
straight Republican ticket. Six Demo-
cratic neighbors did likewise. Why? The
New Haven indictments were known a
week ago and were not announced until
the day before election. Such cheap and
shabby politics. for the plain inference is
that tho Indictments were withheld until
yesterday IN tho kosc OF Influencing the
election, Is worthy OF General STAFF OF
Demagogues.
These indicted mon. mllioraires some
OF them, have contributed millions to the
welfare of this country. That Is known
and established fact. What is not known.
though, may be put in the form OF n
question. Even to escape Indictment on
an obsolete and absurd charge, one which
the people of New England resent did
suuc OF these Indicted ones refuse TO con-
tribute 10 the Democratic national Con-
gross campaign committees war chest
To be sure. that is a rather saucy ques-
ton. but many things are heard these
days
] know New England. am a thorough
going New Highlander. and ] know that
were these Southern Democrats to scpa-
rate the railroads OF New England as con-
tcmplated IN these ridiculous indictments.
why, they would be swept from OF the
political earth.
M it IL, will you be good enough 60
scan the election returns from New Eng
land rs they come into your office to-
night? II other New England Democrats
feel as ] and my ncighbors do over tho
cheap political subterfugc OF these ndlct-
mcntS, these returns will be worthy OF
your personal attention. B. j. r.
NEW YoHK, November ..
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Bristol IN Vermont. where score OF
men have died Of wood alcohol con-
Coction called whiskcy furnished by a
local druggist. IL like good many
other country towns UP there in the
respect that although the voters de.
clare against licenses at the annual
elections. IL Is easy TO get liquor 10y OBJ
tanning a prescription from doctor,
who charges n small sum for it, A con-
tinuous procession to his office door on
Saturday evening may he seen. In
some places his price is twenty-five
cents. Any whiskey So good whiskey
To his patrons. and the druggist supplies
the worst.
license law with careful restric-
lions would he much better for Yer
mont than the kind Of local option
which the state now has. II Is evadcd
IN all towns where the prohibition sem
timNnt prevents tho issue OF licenses.
Everybody in Vermont knows what the
facts are, and II Is high time tho Leg
islature took notice Of them. The Rris-
tol wood alcohol affair is disgrace 10
the State.
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Few kinds OF fraud are more con-
than sticking a foreign label
on home made goods. 1t is not only dis
honest but cowaruy, exhibiting totally
un-American lack of self-relance But
the perpetrators Of the deception are
not alone TO blame. The public or that
portion of II which insists snobblshly
upon goods made abroad invites i'm
posture and deserves little sympathy
when it Is victimi2cd one good result
OF the "Made in America" eXpositions
which are coming as "a result of war
conditions should he to sweep away the
false standard among buyers and the
false prctcnce among sellers. When it
IS sign posted that home made wares
are quite equal to these made abroad
in quality and style, a new pride may
come 10 American producers and CON
sumers alike, and the label "IIomc
Made" may come 70 he the hall mark
Of fashion and popularity instead Of a
handicap,
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And in Illinois tho Colonel was able
10 put his candidate in third place.

The adoption OF commission govern
mcrit by Buffalo. which seems to he
certain by a majority of 12 900, promises
an Instructive demonstration of the
working OF this style OF municipal ma
chinery on large scale. Buffalo with
its 425 900 inhabitants or Whereabouts
Is by far the biggest city 10 try tho
experiment to date. New Orleans Ia the
next largest and the plan seems to work
there peaceably. but in Jersey city, with
about 100000 people, the commission is
always In hot water and the current
saying is that there is far more political
wirepullng under the new system than
there ever was in the old unregenerate
days, The capture OF Buffalo by the
new fad will subject It TO tho test OF
more complicated problems and larger
interests. Whether the simplicity OF
the commission system will lead 10
simple and satisfactory solutions or will
break down under the strain is the
question which Will now receive a prac-
teal answer.
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While THE SUS has earnestly desired
the election Of Ambassador GrR,RD 10
the United States Senate, Il has at all
times fully recognized the comfortable
character ~ the alternative.
Mr.. wApswoRrH IS man who merits
the respect and confidence Of his follow
citizens, without distinction Of party.
In breeding. in intelligence and in
character he IS equipped for nm honest
attempt 10 Justify the high estimate of
his worth which Mr.. EIrHu Roor re-
corded in remarkable letter written n
week nGo. wherein that statesman said
II have wntched your career and I con
slider that, above all the other younger
men who have been in American public
life in recent years. you have exhibited
the greatest promise OF useful public
service Of the highest ~ Ter"
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In n war which has been M memora-
bly, dlsa ST ous TO art and beauty few
episodes have been more Saddcning to
the aesthetic sense than the reported
pelting by fanatical Scotchmcn OF the
statue of the cosmopolitan pacifst
ANDREW CARNEGIE at his birthplace,
Dunfermline. Ingratltudc as we'll ms
iconocasm Is chargeable on these in
tolerable hotheads, for Dunfermline has
been enriched by Mr.. CARNEGIE's bene-
factions, enriched beyond the power of
figures to express, by being the cradle
Of that greatness The world would
not have been more surprised to hear
that stratrord -on-AvOn had sma shed
SHAKEsrEARE's church.
The pretext OF the atrocity in Fife IS
that Mr.. CARNEGIE is PRO German" and
TOO friendly to the Kaiser. This IS alb
surd. Born near where BoBBY BRuCr
md divers other kings are buried. Mr.
CARNEGiE has no vision Of "trumphan'
democracy" that doesn't take in royal
aud imperial glories. The steel King
cannot be untrue or unkind TO the caste
In their way and with the help OF his
nre advice kings, kalscrs and czar'
Rre doing the best they know. II they
are not communing In the Temple OF
Peace AZ present, IL Il his fault? They
have broken away from him, hut he will
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: The
"anti" slur, Have the suffragists heard OF
n Red Cross" Is indeed Just like many
remarks that come from that source. Has
81 ever occurred 20 the ANTI" mind that
there would he no Red Cross save for q
sufIragst. that there would he no trained
workers for the slaughter field but for a
suffragstH
1t would be interesting reading and
beneficial. too. ~ the ants would devote
some time 10 studying the lives OF clara
Barton and Florence Nightingale. TIL,
suffrage women are not only giving and
working for the results Of war but they
are doing all in their power to get the
means whereby they can prevent war
Sara T. IrrrERTs
FIIzAnrrH, y. J., November g.
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GOyernor-Ele whitman.

Our congratulations TO Mr.. CHARLrs
$. WHITMAN on the splendid opportu-
nifty that has come 20 him. What Gov
crnor he will make n he succeeds in
giving 10 the administration Of State
affairs not only the abilities that all his
fellow citizens recognize in himself. hut
also the abilities and purposes OF his
defeated opponent. whom he must have
learned during the past month 10 under.
stand and appreciate.
Our good wishes for the next Gov.
ernor. In particular, may the diameter
of his respected Uranium never exceed
the combined length of his powerful
outstretched arms.
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Mr.. CLIFFORD PINcHoT. who came out
OF the woods 10 redeem Pennsylvania
from original sin and BoIEs PENRosE,
votes than It was thought he could
hook But there IL no Joy In this cor
Progressive drcamers nor even for those
who think the third party remnant good
enough TO knock out Republican ca ~
didates even though II cannot elect IS
own. Alas. the vote for Mr.. PINcHoT
drew no strength from the Penrose
contingent. but sucked the life blood
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir, Al
times a trace ~ Inconsistency Is to he OBJ
served I'm the American people. on one
hand they are promoting a campaign for
goods Made I'm America" on another
hand they are supporting war tax
supposed to he made necessary through
the suspension of the importation Of for
cign goods and the consequent loss OF rev.
cnuc through the custom houses and. or
stlll another hand, they are promoting
campaigns Tor the aid OF the people made
destitute as result OF the war by with
drawing their support In the form OF i'm
portatious they are creating more crit
ical economic situation than they are re-
lieving by their furnishing OF funds In the
form OF charity. JONAS mason, Jr.
NEW York. November 3.
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Yankee War Shoes.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr, \
wrong impression Is made by the state
ment of a correspondent OF THE SUN that
New England concerns are turning out
two million two hundred thousand pairs
OF shoes for the troops OF the allies. A
representative OF the Massachusetts shoe
and Leather Association tells me that or
ders for not over two hundred and Nifty
thousand pairs OF shoes have thus far been
received, by reason OF the European war,
by New England manufacturers.
HARVARD SoUARE.
BosToN, November 2.
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Clothes.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: While
I, is no doubt true that "the beginning OF
all wisdom is to look nNedly on clothes"
any one who has watched one woman
look mt another has observed this.
But to pay so much attention 10 the
clothes OF man. who IL IAN omnivorous
bped that wears breeches." as YOU do in
your editorial article cotton. D." seems
to me unwarranted.
II there really is anything to clothes in
stimulating wit and unmuddled express
sion, why IL II that professors remain 80
hchitudlnous In spite OF their long coats
OF wisdom and literary stoop"
JAMES u. DEwELL, Jr
NV HAVEN, Conn, November g.
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New York is not going to diminish,
quite the contrary. The use OF the
motor vehicle is sure 10 develop yearly,
enhancing the danger. Traffic will al.
ways claim the first rights In the road.
way, and with no small justice. Tho
development OF caution among both
drivers and pedestrians may keep down
the toll of death among adults. But
TO save tho children some place other
than the streets must be found for
them TO play in.
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CONFEDERATE SEA RAIDERS.
The Alabama md Her Consorts Mcn-of-
war and Not priyatcers.

To THE EDiToR OF TIE SuN--Sir: I
have read with Interest the article in THE
Sun Of November headed "Germany's
Sea Wolves Recall Alabama's Activities"
In which the Alabama and her consorts
arc described as privateers. For hfty
years every newspaper writer has called
those Confederate cruisers either pirates
or privatecrs without knowledge OF the
meaning OF the terms. Any encyclopaedia
would inform them that privateef Is a
vessel owned and ftted out by a private
person or persons and provided with n
letter OF marque authorizing the owners
to prey on the enemy's commerce. Now.
IL Is n well known fact that the Alabama
and her consorts were the property OF the
de facto Confederate Government, which
was recognized rs a belligerent. Those
ships were ofllccred and manned by crews
regularly enlisted in the Confederate SER
vice. Most OF the officers had been cdu-
Gated at the Naval Academy.
Every one knows that dc factp Gov
eminent has as much right to ut out men
of-war az has n de jure one. Then why
speak Of these ships as pirates? man
of-war's man, we know. Is simply a COM
bW,ant who serves and fights In boats on
tho water: therefore n the crews Of the
Confederate cruisers were pirates because
they were on the water. the army of Gen
eral Lee. serving the same cause, was
made up OF buccaneers every time II
crossed a river ON a pontoon bridge.
The writer Of tho article IN THE SuS In
on attempt to bclittlc the success OF the
Alabama In her victory over the Hat
toras describes the latter vessel as an eN-
ferryboa;. Tho lIatteras was an ocean
going steamship which had been con-
NCrted into "A inan-uf-war She carried
az many guns az the Alabama and Of equal
calibrc, as can he seen by reference To
the Naval War Records" Now. would II
not have been better II the writer had
mentioned the gallantry OF Captain Homer
Bake OF the lIa;teras In fighting his ship
until she was almost under tho waves
than to have attempted 10 bclittle his
antagonist? JAMES MORRIS MORGAN.
Formerly a midshpman on tho c. =. A.
cruiser Georgia.
WhsHINGToS, u. G, November 2
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The election Of OSCAR W. CNDERwooD,
the brilliant leader Of tho present House
Of Representatives, as United States
Senator for Alabama was "A foregone
conclusion. but is none the less a cause
for satisfaction. lie brings to his now
duties talents ripcned by years Of OK
pcrience in national legislation and rare
natural gifts Of judgment. moderation.
fairmindedness and courage. His guild J.
ing hand may well he missed in the
House, hut his elevation to tho Senate
viii contribute materially to maintain
in IT high level OF craftsmanship.
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The Republican Turn.

The salient feature of the voting yes
tcrday throughout the United states
or rather throughout that part or the
country which IL reasonably indicative
Of political change. was the compelling
evidence Of Republican reunion. The
Progressive adva nee Is not only checked,
che Progressive forces are almost an
initiated. Every election communiquc
from every belligercnt quarter confirms
the truth Of this general statement.
Such Is the condition which confronts
the Wilson Administration midway In
its term. The main fact so far tran
sends in Importance the local develop.
ments in this State or in any other
State that even the landslide by which
Mr. WHITMAN and Mr.. WADswoRrH
benefit 80 consplcuously seems this
morning n minor incident.
What does thi. signify as 70 the fu-
turc Of that personal and national and
International prestige which WOODROW
Wilson by force OF his own qualities
has made for himself and which in
the present condition or the world out
side OF America II Is the earnest desire
Of every patriotic citizen TO see sus
tained and strengthened? Under other
circumstances the apparent reverse
might mean much that 4. deplorahle
But the marked reimbursement yestcr'
day IN the relative voting strength OF the
two great parties merely emphasizes
the now almost forgotten conditions
under which Mr.. WILSON and his party
originally attained to power. Two years
ago Mr.. WILSON'S vote lacked more
than million and quarter OF tn,
combined vote Of the Republican party
split into two factions by Colonel RoosE
Wits individual enterprise Of hatred
and ambition. The President IL mi
nority President. What, then, has III
really lost by this inevitable process n
reaction and reconciliation OF the pc
tent!al majority?
And what does II signify TO the grea
architect OF Republican disruption
His discovery Of November 1914. Is NJ
river Of doubt. this time. II Is
positively definitely. Enthusiastically on
flowing and Overwhelming tide OF dis
aster for him and histargcr hopes. TIL,
weight OF his personal efforts seems a
the present writing to have counted 70
little in Pennsylvania and the othe
outside States TO which he gave NOR
or less personal attention. And in New
York. where incidentally Governo
GLYSN gets what he did not deserve an,
Mr.. WHITMAN gets what we all hope h
may prove that he did deserve, Colone
ROOSEVELT who labored for weeks wit
strenuous altruism of which he him
self was perfectly unconscious TO per
euade the voters that the issue wa
what II was not. gels as III
copybooks used TO say. Virtue is II
own reward.
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Governor CLrNS has one great sue
cess to his credit. lie made an active
and forcible campaign without resorting
one" to misrepresentation or malice.
No act or word OF his can leave trace
OF bitterness in the breast of any honest
opponent.
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To the North american Rr,fe,r for Nov.m-
her Professor w, l.. Phelps. A. II, Co,quhoun,
J. G. Ferguson. A. Maurice Low and ~ II.
PERI" contribute war articles. Cherries A, Co
nant writes on the financial situation and
g. T. Revere on foreign trade, sir \. Quill
l.r-Couch discusses Macbeth" and Florence
T.. Rsvenel Madam. de- S6viEnt white n,
Drsks considers the woman question There
10 also q poem by Mildred Howsils
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"Gcrmania Rules the MaNrs. -

To THE TpIToR or THE SUN-Sir: You
that the Germans have slightly changed
tho English song Britannia Rules the
Waves" to "German!a Rules the Waves"
As | have not copyrighted this YOU can
allow British papers 20 copy same
Nrw YORK, November g. &. is
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This, then. Is. as you zee. important
work OF no mean proportions. and We can
only admire the courage and persistence
unique hospital, who. IN the face Of MANY
obstacles. have made It possible that from
very small beginnings not very many
years ago there has become developed
here great institution that brings sue
cor and new hope TO class OF sufferers
In our midst. who. without the scientific
treatment they can secure here, would
likely remain burden TO themselves and
the community for their lifetime. and who.
when leaving here, become IN most cases
restored to lives OF usefulness and satisfied
existence.
"In these awful times. when envy OF
each other has engulfed most OF tho
European nations into a terrible conflict
when the human sacrifices OF ancient
times. at which we hold up our hands
In horror. are far surpassed by the merc'-
less slaughter which has gone on for tho
mast three months. We may indeed hs
grateful that in these United states ".
are so situated that, unhampered by CON
dltlons such az exist IN tho Old World
We may proceed in peaceful and usefnl
labor for the real benefit Of mankind. 80
markedly represented by the scientific and
highly altrustic work. done In this hos
pitnl and dlspensary,
LET us wish Godspeed 20 me men who
hav$ made this possible and who have de-
dicated themselves TO efforts 40 thoroughly
deserving the encouragement OF tho com
munty.