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4 Timely Reminder.

Representative HoBsoN did not d.
vulgc state secret when he said at
the hearing Of the House Committee on
Naval Affairs that lin May, 1913, aud
for several weeks thereafter our gun
ners ut Corregldor Island stayed al
their guns night and day" and thai
the harbor was mined. and that other
precautionary measures were taken n
anticipation of war with Japan. Secre-
tary DANIELS could not contradict Cap
tain IloBsoN, because when the contro-
Versy about the California alien land
tenure law was in an acute stage the
President held conferences with the
chiefs Of the army and navy to con-
slider what preparations should he made
TO defend the Philippines, and the nee
esSary orders were issued. Both as an
ex-oficer Of the navy with connections
In the service and as member OF the
Committee on Naval Affairs Captain
1IoBsoN received authentic information
abou. what was going on.
That the situation was grave cannot
be denied. On May II Governor JoHS.
SON gave out for publication letter
10 Secretary BRYAN announcing that the
alien land tenure bill would he signel
In spite of the exceptions taken to some
Of It's provisions by the japanese Gov
erument. Five days later Governor
JOHNSON signed the bill. Mr. BRYAN
was In frequent and anxious consui,a-
tion with Amha Ssador CHINpA during
the trying period, and the japanese
Government had no little trouble In
restra ming the jingoes in Toxic. Al
though there was never time when II
lid not profess to believe that there
would be a pacific settlement, the reld-
tions Of the two countries were undoubt-
eddy strained.
We certainly do not approve of Cap
tain IloBsoN'S demands for the great
est navy on earth and believe that
his superhrltcd Imagination sometimes
makes u war mirage where the sub
stance of war is not: but IN recalling
the crisis of May, 1913. he concentrates
the attention Of his countrymen upon
the duty of preparedness for war in
the event Of diplomacy failing IN any
emergency that affects the national
security.
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PROPERTY NEAR SUBWAYS.
Owners Must Depend ON Common
Law, Court Decides.

ALBANY, y Y, Dec, l5.-Owners Of
property along new subway routes whose
property Is not included in an applica-
ton of the Public Service Commission
for a court order appointing commission
crs az appraisal to ascertain and appralse
the damage compensation to AbuttinG
property owners must rely upon their
common law right 10 an action for dam
ages according 80 "A decision OF the Court
of Appeals to-day. The question arose
in test case concerning damages to
ihutting owners through the construc-
ton of tn Fourth avenue subway In
Brooklyn along Ashland place.
Property owners not included i'm a
cour. ordcr providing for the ascertain
mDut of damages To other property
sought to have the order amended so as
10 include the ascertanment OF damages
To- their property also The Special Term
and Appellate Division decided In favor OF
these additional property owners. but the
Court of Appeals to-day reversed the lower
courts declaring tho Supreme Court had
no power To make such an amended
order, and that all the property affected
need not be included in condemnation
proceeding instituted by the Public Ser
vice Commission.
This il considered an important case
because II affects the rights OF so many
property owners along the lines of new
subway construction.
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NEW YORK APPLES.
4 Defence OF Growers and shippers In
This state.

From tIe Hlral Ne,r rork,r
Mr. y. T Willis OF Chtpp1Iua wrote a
letter 10 THu SUN IN which he said no
could not ind an honest apple grower in
the East Then MI Willis went on To- tell
tho old story about Western apples "
Inferior aualty--nut well and uniforr ~
packed:
This Is only repetition Of previous eN-
pc-icnces. and | now buy apples only hy the
box. the Western kind. They arc 81 Inferior
flavor % SOW York apples not Old shoes,
clods NJ dirt and other trash. It is not
sympathy the New YORK state apple plc' er
needs. {. f. something csc.
This is hard language How much Of il
is deserved We handle hundreds Of
barrels Of apples each year all In barrels
or smaller packages direct Ia the CON
sumer We make a fair price and en-
deayor 20 deliver fair fruit. About 10
per cent. or rather more Of our custom
crs are "hlckers" who are never satisfied
and who seem 20 think they viii lose pres
tige II they ever admit that the goods are
satisfactory.
What Mr. Wills says reminds US forci-
bly, Of the arguments OF our small proper
lion OF ''kickers" We have tried the eN
pcriment OF personally selecting the finest
fruit M the entire crop. II makes little
difference these customers fear It will he
considered weakness II they do not
kick" about something.
The great majority Of our customers are
fair and apprcciatv~ We do not know
Mr. willis No doubt he has fair cause
for complaint but there are two sides to
this apple business as with everything
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what Germany could not do for herself
on the high seas.
Were this embargo to be enacted and
enforced the United States would take
its place under the German flag, con
tribute its part to the weakening of
Germany's enemies, repair through its
legislation the disadvantages incurred
by Germany because Of comparative
weakness and appropriateness In an es-
sentlal division Of Its military estab-
lishment. To accomplish this, to bring
this important assistance to Germany,
Senator HITCHcoCK Is ready to sacri-
flee the earnings of American working
men. strike down the enterprises Of
American business men and draw the
fires under American factory boilers.
Representative BARTnoLDT OF Mis-
souri,, who industriously upholds Sena-
tor HiTCHCocK's pro-German propa-
ganda. is easily understood; but what
explains the Anglophobe and unneutral
attitude Of GILBERT NJ. HIrcncoCK of
Nebraska?
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Mr.. James NJ. Beck on the Case
of Belgium.


We called attention the other day to
the singular circumstance that even so
good a lawyer as JAMES NJ. BECK, in
discussing the relation of the conven-
lions of The Hague to Germany's
pledge to respect the neutrality of Bel.
gian territory, wrote in apparent negli-
gence Of the fact that the provisions
he quoted from Convention V. OF 1907
were rendered imperative, as contract
obligations. by another article OF the
same treaty.
Mr.. BECK Is going TO publish to-
day. through the house of the PrTNAMs,
complete and greatly extended edi-
| ton of his writings on the subject of
Belgium; and an excellent treatise Il
will be, for his facts are accurately
stated with the single exception
noted). his reasoning generally sound,
and his arraignment OF Germany pow
erfully eloquent and convincing.
The subjoined paragraph, explsna-
tory and corrective. is now added TO
Mr. BEcK's text of December q:
They agreed upon certain principles Of
international morality. most OF them sim
| ply declarstory OF tho uncodihed inter-
national law then existing. and these were
subsequently ratified by formal treaties
OF the respective Governments, including
Germany. which were deposited In the
Archives OF The Hague. While this
treaty as an cypress couendnt was not
binding unless all beligerents signed
mir. BECK means "ratihed"l 1t. yet It rec
ognizcd an existing moral obligation"
The italics are Mr.. BEcK's. We are
quite sure that nobody knows better
than this distinguished counsellor that
in the new aspect of the case thus pre-
scented by him the relation of the art
cles of the fifth convention of Tie
Hague to Germany's contract obliga-
tons fades away and becomes nil. The
moral covenant" applies as much TO
Article M. suspending the operation
of the other articles under certain con
ditions. as it does to Article l., Article
ii. or Article y.
Our learned friend has not been
alone In his Elusive notion as TO the
, SldtuS VI ' . III wv l'I'NN IL
war Since We made plain the existence
of the exempting Article M. the
foolish talk in this country about our
responsibility as q Joint guarantor" Of
Bclgium's neutrality and our duty Of
intervention or at least protest has al
most wholly ceased to be audible Not
so in England yet. We are getting let
ters from British friends saying in sub
stance: I'm view of the treaty of The
, Hague which the United States signed
and ratified. your neutrality is shame
full neutrality"
Mr.. BECK's general summary Of the
events affecting Belgium and his in
dictment Of Germany for that incom-
parable crime are such as to make this
book a notable performance.
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the expectation of war materials to
| helligarontS VIM couid novo

the expectation of war materials to
belligerents who could pay?
by the way, II any officer OF the
Government-and Representative In
Congress is one-has failed to heed
President WILSON'S injunction to be
In the end Of September he addressed
a meeting of German Americans in this
city, not in his professional role Of
peace advocate but as II partisan of the
land Of his birth.
In the course of his speech Mr.. BAR
THoLDr said that when Japan demands
her pound of flesh. which is bound TO
be out of the skin OF the United States"
Germany and not England would stand
by the United States. Mr.. BARTuoLDT
seemed TO have forgotten that the
amended Anglo-Japanese treaty prac.
tically releases England from the OBJ
legation to become an ally Of Japan in
the event of a war between the United
may be, 1t ought TO occur to Mr.. BAR
THoLDT that IL Japan Is ever going to
demand her pound OF flesh" it would
be the height of folly 10 tie the United
States up now to a policy of preventing
the expectation Of war material to bel
ligcrents.
Mr.. BARTHoLDT, moreover. is mistaken
when he says that the United States
(that Is TO say. the United States Gov.
ernment) Is not maintaining neutrality
because the Allies find 1t comparatively
easy and the Germans. Austrlans and
Turks find It difficult to import war ma
terial. The United States Government
permits what the law of nations per.
mits, and as Government il is not
concerned about conditions created by
the superior sea power of the Allies.
The United States Government would
he violating neutrality only If it sold
war material. for instance torpedo
boat, 10 any OF the belllgerents.
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EXCESS OF EXPORTS sl2,ss4,647.
Increase. Although Totni Is Lower
Than In October.

OficiaI figures Of New Works foreign
commerce for November made public AT
the Custom House yesterday. show that
exports were SS6.762.6l7. a decrease OF
<l.i3G.I27 from the October exports.
Though there was this falling off the in
crease Of exports for November of this
wear over Nov mber of last year was
t1Ii27973 against an increase of over
ss.Nl2,5i7 in the October figures this year
over those Of October last year.
Imports for November were s73.77I-
ga, decrease Of S5.iS6.OsO from Novem-
her. 1918. This compares with imports
in October Of s77.l53.76 an increase
over october. 1913. Of si.462,327. The
imports for the month indicat, that the
tide OF imports set iu motion by the re-
duced tarift has begun 10 decrease ma
terially because of the war.
The excess Of exports over imports in
November was Sl2,gSi,647. against an
excess In October OF sll,04j.379. In No
vember 1913, there was a trade balance
against New York Of s6,929,416.
Figures OF exports by countries an
nouuced yesterday show that lta.y during
the week ended December l2 was a
much larger taker OF merchandise from
this port than in the previous week, the
exports being s2,2s0,oU2 against s763.-
IOS9. Grcrce and tn. Netherlands were
also larger takers than In the previous
week, exports 10 Greece being sJi0,0iN,
against sl2,ISS in the previous week.
Exports to the Netherlands We're Sl,9l2,-
Oi3, against SI2SS.4O0 In the week before,
Exports To Norway, Sweden and Denmark
fell off Exports TO England and France
were greater England taking si.s3o.s77.
against S3,s5O.992. and France $3.50
24l against S3,322,274.
The total receipts for duties at the
Custom House yesterday were $685.
633 93 OF which sl70Os1.i6 was for mer-
chandse withdrawn from bonded ware
houses and sl96,552.17 for recent importa-
tiOnS
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only tho adoption OF decisive measures
will end the shooting across the border
at Naco Arts This is the substance OF
report received to-day from General
Kiss. on duty thero. transmitted To- the
War nent--Wdshm0ton despatch.
1t seems thar the orders Ia General
TASHER II. BLISS TO stand no more fool
ishness" have been countermanded. and
Mr. BRYAN is Investigating" The eX-
PLANTATION probably Is that our am!ahle
Secretary of State Is depending upon
General VILLA. Wv on his way north.
To stop the firing over he border. Let
PANCHo do it." seems 70 he the unfail-
ing alternative OF the Administration.
Some day PA%cHo may get II into his
head that he can do what he likes and
then there vii. he the devil to pay.
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PRESIDENT TO SEND
WARSHIPS TO CANAL
In the Meantime Gov. GOcthalS
Seals Radio Of q British
Collier.
CABINET DECIDES TO ACT

WAsuiSGroN, Dec. i5.-Gov. GOcthals
will get the warships he has asked for to
protect the neutrality of the Canal Zone
from violations by ships OF the belliger-
ents. President Wilson and his Cabinet
decided to-day to send Il naval force to
the canal
In the meantime Gov. Cocktails has
found 1t necessary to dismantle the radio
apparatus Of one OF the British Golfers
at Balboa on the Pacific side. This ac-
ton was taken because the collier was
communicating with British cruisers.
Just how many ships, and whether de-
stroyers or cruisers or battleships shall be
despatched will be determined after n full
report has been received from Col. Goe-
thals. military Governor OF the Canal
Zone. and Capt. Rodman. naval officer at
tho canal.
Secretary Daniels tonight gave out the
following statement
whatever Is necessary to he done to
carry out the executive order with ref
erence to radio communications VIII he
done telegram from the radio oper-
ator at the Canal Zone received yesterday
afternoon shows that he Is on the job.
He says: For communicating with Brit
ism cruisers on the west 'OdSt nave
dsmantled the radio apparatus of one
British collier at Balboa
"Destroyers or other ships will he sent
at any moment TO the Canal Zone when
needed to prevent the use Of radio for
any unneutral act by ships of any bellig-
erent nation"
In addition 10 the uncertainty as to why
Col Goethals wants the vessels, questions
have also arisen here as to who is to
have jurisdiction in case vessels are sent
The trouble arises over the discovery
that the Presidents proclamation for the
regulation OF radio stations in United
states jurisdiction during the war gives
TO the Secretary OF the Navy the duty
OF enforcing the regulations. Though Col
Goethals Is supposed to be the supreme
authority In the Canal Zone, Il appears
that he has nothing to do with enforcing
the Presidents rule regarding use Of wire
less in the canal and adjacent waters
Should II be reported by Col Goethais
that he wants the destroyers solely TO
prevent violations OF the radio ucgotia-
tons Il will rest with the navy entirely
whether any are to be sent and II anE
are sent the navy will have command
over them and not Col. Cocktails.
But Col. Goethals has indicated in his
previous reports TO secretary Garrison
that Ne also wants the dcstroyers TO pre-
vent abuse ~ the canal waters 3 a base
OF supplies. In enforcing regulations on this
subjcc. IL Is likely that Col. Goethals VIII
have full authority
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MIR. narthOldt.

Representative RICHARD BARTHoLDr
of Missouri, who has introduced a bill
to intcrdct the sale of war material
to belllgerents, says that the United
States IL not maintaining neutrality
because "the Allies have no trouble In
obtaining supplies In this country. while
the other side has great difficulty in
getting supplies from u.s. 1t Is true
that the command Of the sen by Eng
land and France makes II difficult for
Germany 10 obtain supplies from the
United States, hut II the German war
fleet were TO issue from Kie and shat.
ter Sir JOHN JELIIcoE's line Of battle
In the open sea the situation would
rapidly undergo change.
Would Mr.. BARrHoLDr then ne very
active In pushing his biz to prevent
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TO INCREASE USE OF LATIN
Society's Incorporation Ia tppro, cd
by Justice Newbursrr

Supreme Court Ius'ice N,vr .r-ar
signed papers YESTERDAY approves .-.
Incorporation OF the I0toruatu... Dr..
Society. whose announced purpose ..r
ascertain and introduce method, t-
creaslng interest In Latin and D.. .fa 100
~ a living language. especially t.-.et
the eNperieIe OF It's memh,r- whom ...
ploying tho language AS q means D. s..
and intellectual intercourse
The headquarters of the Soc. H
the office of its president pr d.. .-. 10
de V. Cornweu, at 40 East T...-.
street, and among the director. ..t Ha
John Leffingwell HATCH Edward >eNrH.
Perkins. Walter G OakWuu. o.. N-.t.
Avellanus, Richkd Ausustls I.-,r. .
Chandler Davis
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The search for Dramatic Oddly

The successful plays Of this theatre
have been marked by quality which
has led THE managers to decide that
what they call the punch" of a play
lies in the possession Of this element.
This quality is oddly.
II Il play was odd in form or con
s;ruction. in the mind Of the theatre
manager 1t was at least worth a
trial In some cases this novelty in
manner was sufficient to attract. In
some plays 1t served to keep the public
out of the theatres. What was merely
unusual did not serve 10 interest audi
ences. When "A play was, however. both
interesting and unusual there was the
certainty of popular appreciation. Hut
mere novelty in form without some ac-
| companylng interest did not reward the
managers as they had expected.
SO 1t was not mere oddly that gave
value to the plays. II was necessary to
add some other quality to them. Now
adnys mere oddly does not In the len Il
prejudice the public in favor OF play.
Perhaps It's effect il otherwise, althouc Il
IL has always seemed true that the
good play, whatever Its period or style,
Is certain 10 interest. At all events,
the reign of the merely bizarre In the
theatre IL mt nm end, and the conven-
tional Is certain to be more In demand
than ever. or course the quality OF the
conventional must he of the best, hat
the brief vogue OF oddly has passed
for the present
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BIG ESTATE GOES TO HARVARD
>. Arthur Bcrb~ Leaves RI7O,OOO
Specifically and Residue.

RoNoN. Dec. l6.--With the exception
Of $4,000 and certain personal belong
inEs in requests TO individuals tho whole
of the large estate OF j. Arthur Beebe
goes to public or semi-public purposes
Harvard and Harvard interests are tho
Er, attest benchCiaIies,
Specific requests OF $40 900 TO Harvard
interests are made, and TO the college goes
the residue of the estate. The residue un-
doubtcdly Is very large for Mr.. Btcbe was
reputed to possess great wealth.
The largest single hcquest is $3.50 oOO to
the building fund Of the Harvard club Of
boston The next largest slit Is s25 900
10 Trinity Church OF Boston
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MISS RODMAN GETS
NEW DELAY OF TRIAL
High School Committee Grants
Request for More Time
by Defence.
CASE Is SET FOR TUESDAY

The trial Of Miss Henrietta uodr,-
the Wadloigh High School teacher Nt.
was suspended for writing a letter. =,
newspaper in which sh, referred 81,
the mother-teacher policy Of the U,..l
of Education as mother batting v.s
again postponed yesterday. Miss Eogn,.o
appeared with her counsel, MIR. Jean n
Norris, before the high schaal commit.
tee at the Board of Education bu1trr
Mrs. Norris asked for an cNtoas .,r o.
time to prepare "A more elaborate dc'or,.
Charles VI. Mcintyre, Assistant CORPORA.
ton Counsel, objected. saying that .h.
had already had nearly 4 month tY prs.
pare and the trial was set for N,..t,.la.
His objection was uverruled by IA. .on.
mittee and the trial was postponed u.tl
next Tuesday afternoon. Miss Rodln,u
refused to say what witnesses u any
she would call. or what the nature uf her
defence would be. Mr.. Mcintyre init.
mated that 40 back charges would q
brought up against Miss itodmau hut that
she would be tried solely on the offence
with which she was charged, that .f .r-
subordination.
According to the time hunorcd traf.i.1.
the meeting of the high school commit.
tee was in private. ct is non, az ts
pubics business what happens In 'He
committee room said Frederick n. tunn.
son. secretary to President Churchill
I'VE keep the me, tings priya'a so.el
for the protection OF the teachers saIi
Dr. Ira : VILE. rs the decisions ar.
made public Immediately aft,rward. tl.,..
is no secrecy about it,
II majority OF the committee nnd
Miss Rodman guilty next TUESDAY %
expected that she will carry oft ro-
announced intention Of appealing ~
case TO John II Finley, stat Commits
sioner OF Education at Albant.
As the Board OF Education meets on
the day after the trial no d'lsy .
anticipated in It's acting upon IN. report
of the committee.
After the postponement ~ the TAI
Miss Rodm1n said
1T Ia no. only the right bur M duty
of citizens t. criilcisc fairly and .riel.-
gently the policies and acts ut publ
boards and officials As the rod ul. t..4
hanshed from the public schoo.. So :
think punishment Of teachers Tor p'tty
offences should he done away with. That
the teachers are weakened 10y me present
discipline OF the schools Is Indicated nv
the fact that high school primo pal rN-
fused to post notice ot - t,t.ar.
mother meeting because, he said. he IS
not wish to critiCise any polio! OF ne
Board Of Education. ! believe ;hat tn,
is the usual attitude OF principa a
teachers, and that on account Of % 'hs
schools are not nearly as good a, they
would he II the initiative OF the tcarher,
were properly stimulated
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PUZZLED BY WILSON STAND
French Editor say. Nictors In War
VIII Dictate Peace.
Special cable Despatch 70 Tur So,

PARIS. Dec. l5.--Joan Harbette writ.
edltorially in the Echo d" PARIS. says:
Although President Wilson f. Il note
pacinst and the affairs Of his own cont -.I
seriously occupy him, has latest mcssts.
contained an important declaration about
war, but IT was an aliusion to the M'>.'.H
problem.
1T is difficult TO appreciate eXa,tlt fIe
obligations which neutrality impose u.
the United States unless one is an Ale.t.
can or at Washington. When ", -u, '.r
Wilson proposing to form . W'l...' '.
marine as the property Of the STATE ".
are tempted to conclude that he s.' .e
thinking OF purchasing the German lt.e..
boats, thus compromising Germany g.. Tee
damage she has suffered through Er-.4H.
and France being masters OF tie s't
AT the same time Senator H.'..rr
introduced a bill furb!iiing the ,ApH,t %
munitions, thus depTyinE England a.p
France of the chief profit they are ADJ. ~
derive in the United states from r...
maritime superiority.
These two manifestations % or
activity seem 10 us from 4 distance 20 ps
difficult 70 reconcile"
After referring sympathcticai'y go .r
public prayers for peace IN tho Tr..,.
states and President Wilson'S r,',~.r.-
10 the mission Of the United states Poo b
tain worlds peace NJ. ilWt,,t. 90.
cludcs
1T is unnecessary 20 state ;ha' 80 Z
tervention of the great American armot-
racy should be limited to .Aest uub.
prayers. Thank heaven Wo have TO r...
OF sending II a second Franklin 70 SIS.
for other Lafay cites The cause
liberty will triumph this time ~"o.,
assistance from overseas
AS regards the best mtuu,r o. Ga,7..
feeling this cause against new aE-..,. -
the victors alone have the night o.. 4-,.
In the interests Of pcdc, it>ct t0.'
leave TO no one the care co. fN.u- o....-
the hour or the condition..